Enhanced shape support grid

A support grid assembly for use in a vessel including a wall with an inner surface, the support grid assembly comprising:

• at least one panel including a first wall and a second wall, the first wall including a first screen section and a second screen section, the first and the second screen sections configured to support a media and defining a filtering surface of the first wall, and the second wall configured to be supported by the inner surface of the wall of the vessel, wherein one or more flow control vanes are positioned between the first wall and the second wall, said one or more control vanes supporting the first and the second screen sections and wherein at least a portion of each flow control vane is parallel to a longitudinal axis of each panel,
• wherein the first screen section is adapted to extend to the vessel body;
• wherein the first screen section and the second screen section are not found on the same plane;
• and
• a manifold coupled to and in hydraulic communication with the at least one panel via a tubular connection, the manifold configured to be in hydraulic communication with an inlet or outlet of the vessel with said second screen section sloping downward to the manifold.