Patent ID: 7213712
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A system for settling solids or other impurities from water or wastewater, said system including: (a) a containment vessel for containing fluid, said containment vessel having an inlet for receiving an influent and an outlet through which an effluent is discharged; (b) at least a first group of tube settlers disposed in said containment vessel, said first group of tube settlers having a top, a bottom, a first end and a second end, said first group of tube settlers further having a plurality of tubes for receiving influent and discharging effluent; and, (c) a distribution member for distributing influent evenly through said first group of tube settlers, at least a first portion of said distribution member being disposed between said top of said first group of tube settlers and said bottom of said first group of tube settlers, said distribution member including a plurality of orifices for directing influent downwardly and below from said first group of tube settlers.