Linear solids removal unit
OwnerRonald B. Harrisinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides an improved solids removal and concentrating unit. The solids removal and concentrating unit comprises a tank, an inlet line, an outlet line, and a sludge removal line communicating with the tank. The solids removal unit further has a plurality of linear baffles positioned in the tank forming a baffle row, with the baffles being positioned in a substantially vertical orientation. Finally, the tank further has a plurality of baffle rows. The baffles operate to reduce the velocity of a carrier liquid behind the baffles. The baffles also operate to form slight vortexes in the carrier liquid behind the baffles and thereby facilitate the downward movement of solids.
Claims15
A solids removal and concentrating unit comprising:
- a) a tank having a length;
- b) an inlet line, an outlet line, and a sludge removal line communicating with said tank;
- c) a plurality of linear baffles positioned in said tank and forming a baffle row, said baffles having a long axis positioned at an angle of less than 20.degree. from a vertical orientation and being positioned substantially perpendicular to a carrier liquid flow through said tank;
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- d) said tank further having a plurality of said baffle rows extending along at least half of said length of said tank.
A solids removal and concentrating unit comprising:
- a) a tank having a length;
- b) a plurality of linear baffles positioned in said tank and forming a baffle row, said baffles having a long axis positioned at an angle of less than 20.degree. from a vertical orientation and being positioned substantially perpendicular to the axis parallel to said length of said tank;
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- c) said tank further having a plurality of said baffle rows extending along at least half of said length of said tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.