NER IS A TYPE OF E USED TO REMOVE PARTICLES FROM A OW IT IS COMMONLY AL AND COMMERCIAL TO PROTECT DOWNSTREAM EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS PUMPS, VALVES, AND INSTRUMENTS, FROM POTENTIAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY PARTICULATE MATTER.
THE BASIC DESIGN OF A BASKET STRAINER CONSISTS OF A PERFORATED OR MESHED BASKET-SHAPED CHAMBER THAT TRAPS SOLID PARTICLES AS THE FLUID PASSES THROUGH IT. THE FLUID ENTERS THE STRAINER THROUGH AN INLET AND FLOWS THROUGH THE BASKET, LEAVING THE SOLID DEBRIS BEHIND THE FILTERED LIQUID OR GAS THEN EXITS THROUGH THE STRAINER'S OUTLET
BASKET STRAINERS ARE AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS SIZES AND MATERIALS TO SUIT DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS AND FLOW RATES THE BASKET ITSELF CAN BE MADE FROM MATERIALS LIKE STAINLESS STEEL, BRASS, OR PLASTIC, DEPENDING ON THE COMPATIBILITY WITH THE FLUID BEING FILTERED AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. THE STRAINER MAY HAVE A COVER OR LID TO SECURE THE BASKET IN PLACE AND ALLOW FOR EASY REMOVAL AND CLEANING..
