Traveling water screen having improved basket

A basket for a traveling water screen, the traveling water screen being operable for screening water flowing through the traveling water screen in a downstream direction, said basket comprising

• a top rail,
• a pair of spaced apart end members at opposite ends of the top rail and joined
• to said top rail,
• a water screen extending between the end members and having an upper edge portion supported by the top rail, a lower edge portion opposite the upper edge portion, and opposite edges supported by the spaced apart end members, and
• a lower channel rail extending between the spaced apart end members and supporting the lower edge portion of the water screen, the lower channel rail defining an internal channel having a smooth arcuate inner surface, an insert in the form of an elongated member positioned in the bottom, back downstream side of said channel which forms a quiescent condition in the bottom of said channel when said basket is exposed to a flowing water stream.

A basket for a traveling water screen, the traveling water screen being operable for screening water flowing through the traveling water screen in a downstream direction, said basket comprising

• a top rail,
• a pair of spaced apart end members at opposite ends of the top rail and joined to said top rail,
• a water screen extending between the end members and having an upper edge portion supported by the top rail, a lower edge portion opposite the upper edge portion, and opposite edges supported by the spaced apart end members, and
• a lower channel rail extending between the spaced apart end members and supporting the lower edge portion of the water screen, the lower channel rail having a cross section defining an internal channel generally in the form of an inverted “C” having a smooth arcuate inner surface, an insert in the form of an elongated member having two exposed surfaces positioned in the bottom, back downstream side of said channel which forms a quiescent condition in the bottom of said channel when said basket is exposed to a flowing water stream.