Sedimentation
AssigneeThames Water Utilities Limited
InventorPhilip Marsh
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Abstract
The invention relates to apparatus for separating constituents of a liquid containing solids, comprising an upflow inlet for a liquid mixture into a central stilling chamber, a pair of separator units having a plurality of baffle plates extending in opposite directions at an upward angle from the stilling chamber, lighter constituent removal means above each separator unit, and a heavier constituent outlet in the stilling chamber.
Claims18
Apparatus for separating constituents of a liquid containing solids, comprising a central stilling chamber having an upflow inlet for the liquid in the upper portion and an outlet for heavier constituents proximate the bottom;
- a pair of separator means, each having a plurality of baffle plates in a housing through which the liquid is arranged to flow in upwardly inclined paths extending in opposite directions from said stilling chamber to upper areas separated from said stilling chamber by walls, to separate heavier constituents from lighter constituents of the mixture, and means in the upper area above each separator housing for receiving lighter constituents.
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