Patent ID: 7674372
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: B01D,C02F

Abstract:
1. A wastewater treatment mechanism comprising a chamber defined in part by a cylindrical wall, means for effecting flow equalization in a direction from an exterior of said chamber to an interior of said chamber through said cylindrical wall, and means for removably supporting said flow equalization effecting means relative to said cylindrical wall whereby said flow equalization effecting means can be removed and replaced by other flow equalization effecting means possessing flow equalization characteristics differing from the flow equalization characteristics of said first-mentioned flow equalization effecting means to maintain a scum line at a height on means for filtering wastewater prior to effecting flow equalization thereof by said flow equalization effecting means that is within predefined wastewater flow characteristics, and said first-mentioned flow equalization effecting means including a member, the member including a flow equalization port disposed in a circular end wall of said flow port member.