泥漿脫水設備將流態(tai)的(de)原生(sheng)、濃縮或(huo)消(xiao)化污(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)泥(ni)脫(tuo)除水(shui)分，轉(zhuan)化為半固(gu)態(tai)或(huo)固(gu)態(tai)泥(ni)塊的(de)一種(zhong)污(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)泥(ni)處理方(fang)法。經過脫(tuo)水(shui)后，污(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)泥(ni)含(han)水(shui)率可降(jiang)低(di)到(dao)百分之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)五十五至(zhi)百分之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)八十，視污(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)泥(ni)和沉(chen)渣(zha)的(de)性質和脫(tuo)水(shui)設備的(de)效(xiao)能(neng)而定(ding)。污(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)泥(ni)的(de)進(jin)一步(bu)脫(tuo)水(shui)則稱污(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)泥(ni)干化，干化污(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)泥(ni)的(de)含(han)水(shui)率低(di)于(yu)(yu)百分之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)十。脫(tuo)水(shui)的(de)方(fang)法，主要(yao)有(you)自然干化法、機(ji)械脫(tuo)水(shui)法和造粒法。自然干化法和機(ji)械脫(tuo)水(shui)法適用(yong)于(yu)(yu)污(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)水(shui)污(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)泥(ni)。造粒法適用(yong)于(yu)(yu)混(hun)凝(ning)沉(chen)淀的(de)污(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)泥(ni)。