当Crownhill水处理厂（英格兰普利茅斯）扩建时，现场污泥脱水以及将污泥饼处理至垃圾填埋场被纳入设计中。污泥脱水选用膜压滤机系统。本文详细介绍了膜式压滤机的发展，并详细介绍了Crownhill水处理厂和污泥处理厂。示意图显示了整个工厂的流程和膜压机的运行周期。总结了合同条款、性能测试和运行经验。必须改变的原始设计特征之一是核心吹扫系统；对其进行了修改，以在开始吹芯时保持膜完全膨胀。示意图显示了系统的原始设计与最终设计。

When the Crownhill water treatment plant (Plymouth, England) was expanded, on-site sludge dewatering with disposal of sludge cake to a landfill was incorporated in the design. A membrane filter press system was selected for sludge dewatering. This paper details the development of the membrane filter press and a detailed description of the Crownhill WTW and sludge treatment plant. Schematic drawings show the process through the plant and the operating cycle of the membrane press. Contractual provisions, performance testing, and operational experiences are summarized. One of the original design features that had to be changed was the core blow system; it was modified to keep the membranes fully inflated while the core blow was being initiated. A schematic drawing shows the original versus the final design of the system.