Manure management system using sloped screen separator

Abstract

A manure management system that removes a large percentage of solids from a manure slurry when the slurry is run across a series of sloped screen separators. The sloped screen on the separator has very small openings. In addition, the separator has a water line with spray heads formed across the sloped screen. The spray heads direct water under pressure onto the sloped screen. Further, the separator controls the air flow through the sloped screen.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A manure management system comprising: 
 a first holding basin that holds a flushed manure slurry;    a first separator, the first separator having a first sloped screen, the first sloped screen having a plurality of openings, the first separator receiving the flushed manure slurry and outputting a once-screened slurry;    a first pumping system placed in the first holding basin and connected to the first separator, the first pumping system pumping the flushed manure slurry from the first holding basin to the first separator;    a second separator, the second separator receiving the once-screened slurry and outputting a twice-screened slurry, the second separator having: 
 an input compartment that receives the once-screened slurry, the input compartment having a input opening and an output opening;  
 a second sloped screen connected to the output opening of the input compartment, the second sloped screen having a plurality of openings and a width, the once-screened slurry flowing over the second sloped screen when slurry flows into the input compartment;  
 a collection compartment connected to the second sloped screen, the collection compartment having an air flow opening and a slurry exit opening, and receiving a second-screened slurry that falls through the second sloped screen, the second-screened slurry flowing out through the slurry exit opening.  
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  and further comprising an air flow controller connected to the collection compartment, the air flow controller controlling a volume of air that flows through the second sloped screen as a result of the second-screened slurry flowing through the slurry exit opening.  
     
     
         3 . The separator of  claim 2  wherein the air flow controller variably controls a second volume of air that can flow into the air flow opening to thereby vary the first volume of air that is pulled through the sloped screen.  
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the openings in the first sloped screen are larger in size than the openings in the second sloped screen.