Patent ID: 6764604
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A separation apparatus for separating solids from a slurry of liquid and solids of the type found in sewers, ponds, and tanks, comprising:a separation tank mounted on a mobile carrier; an intake assembly means for communicating with the separation tank for conveying the slurry through an entrance end into an inlet formed in the tank; an outlet system assembly means communicating with the separation tank for conveying decanted liquid in an outlet fluid flow line through an outlet formed in the tank to an exit end positioned in a desired location; a pump means mounted in the fluid outlet flow line adapted for conveying the decanted liquid from the separation tank and through the outlet system; and the tank, intake assembly, and outlet assembly form an airtight, compartmented system when the entrance end of the intake assembly and the exit end of the outlet assembly are sealed.