Waste water clarifier
OwnerHarold Beardinventor
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Abstract
A process and apparatus for treatment of waste water is provided wherein a waste water clarifier is positioned in a waste water flow channel and having a body assembly provided with a bow section facing into and extending above the waste water current, a stern section having an opening below the waste water level to allow the waste water to enter the clarifier, a bottom section constructed from rows of baffle plates wherein the rows are separated from one another by openings to allow the solids settled in the clarifier to re-enter the waste water flow channel, and an effluent launder fixedly positioned in the bow section.
Claims7
A clarifier for removing solids from waste water in a waste water flow channel comprising,
- (a) a forward section connected to a rear section by side walls, said forward section and side walls rising above said waste water, said rear section having an opening below the waste water level to allow said waste water to enter a cavity formed by the forward section, the rear section and the side walls,
- (b) a bottom panel attached to said side walls below said waste water level, said bottom panel having rows of vertically inclined baffle plates separated by openings to allow said solids to flow from said cavity back to said channel;
- and,
- (c) an effluent launder attached to said side walls and positioned in said forward section, said launder comprising a trough having means to allow said waste water located in said cavity to enter said trough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.