Patent ID: 6193070
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: B01D,E21B

Abstract:
Apparatus for removing solids from fluids, the apparatus comprising:(a) a settling tank comprising:(i) a fluid receiving chamber at a first end of the tank;(ii) a fluid output chamber at a second end of the tank;(iii) a plurality of transverse apertured baffles extending across the tank between the fluid receiving chamber and the fluid output chamber, the baffles defining one or more intermediate chambers between the fluid receiving chamber and the fluid output chamber;(iv) a material conveyor extending along a lower side of the tank to an outlet port at the first end of the tank, the material conveyor comprising a motor driving the material conveyor to carry materials in a direction toward the outlet port; and,(v) a fluid outlet at the second end of the tank; and,(b) a centrifuge comprising:(i) an inlet in fluid communication with the outlet port of the settling tank; and,(ii) a fluid outlet in fluid communication with the fluid receiving chamber of the settling tank.