Vented baffle for clarifier tank
AssigneeNEFCO Systems, Inc.
InventorThaddeus J. Knowles
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Abstract
A vented baffle system is formed of a plurality of individual panel members, for use in a clarifier tank. The vented baffle system includes a plurality of inter-engaged individual panel members with each baffle having a unitarily integrated design. The panel members each may have one or more relief conduits directed to the center of the tank away from the vertical side wall.
Claims10
A baffle in a clarifier tank for gravitationally separating solids suspended in a liquid contained in the tank, the clarifier tank having a tank bottom and a substantially vertical peripheral wall bounding the liquid contained in the tank, said baffle comprising:
- a panel member downwardly sloping from the peripheral tank wall toward the interior of the tank and the tank bottom, said panel member having a lower side and an upper side, said panel member extending downwardly from an upper edge to a lower edge disposed in a spaced relation to the tank bottom said panel member having a first lateral side and a second lateral side, said panel member defining a space formed between the junction of the lower side of the panel member and the peripheral tank wall;
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- at least one relief vent molded into said mounting flange and in fluid communication with said space formed between the junction of the lower side of the panel member and the peripheral tank wall for venting the pressure in said space, said relief vent having a first inlet end and a second outlet end, wherein said relief vent is directed towards the center of said clarifier tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.