Patent ID: 8585896
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for removing impurities from a liquid to be treated, said apparatus comprising: (a) a chamber for receiving a liquid to be treated, said chamber having a settling assembly, said settling assembly having a support frame operably associated with a plurality of inclined plates for supporting said plurality of inclined plates in such a manner as to form a plurality of inclined liquid passageways through which the liquid to be treated is directed to cause impurities to settle out of the liquid to be treated, at least one inclined passageway is formed between a pair of adjacent inclined plates, each of said inclined plates having a flange that rests on an adjacent inclined plate, at least one orifice being formed in each of said plurality of inclined plates through which effluent passes; and, (b) a support member operably associated with each of said plurality of inclined plates for supporting a corresponding inclined plate on said support frame, at least a portion of each of said support members abuts an inner surface of a corresponding flange; and, each of said flanges extend outwardly from a body of a corresponding inclined plate, each of said flanges include a first segment and a second segment, said first segment and said second segment form an inner angle greater than 90 degrees to ensure a closing type relationship between adjacent inclined plates to prevent any gaps of sufficient size to affect headloss forming between said flanges and the adjacent inclined plates that said flanges rest on.