Patent ID: 9643107
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B01D,C02F

Claim:
1. A system to separate solids from liquids in a fluid, the system comprising: at least one tank; a plurality of alternating baffles disposed along a length of the tank configured to define a vertical tortuous flow path of the fluid along the length of the tank from a first end of the tank to a second end of the tank to cause solids to settle out of the fluid, and each alternating baffle having a sloped planar surface disposed between a lower horizontal planar surface and an upper horizontal planar surface to cause at least one eddy in a vertical plane as the fluid flows through the tank; an inlet to the tank located at the first end of the tank; an outlet to the tank located at the second of the tank; and a solids sump located proximate a bottom portion of the tank, wherein the sump is configured to collect the solids from the tank.