Patent ID: 9149741
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A portable fluid treatment apparatus configured to be placed within a mobile tank of fluid for separating solids from the fluid, the apparatus comprising: an upper portion comprising a frame and an array of settler plates disposed within the frame in a parallel arrangement that are configured to direct fluid upward toward an effluent outlet and to precipitate sediment from the fluid; a lower portion configured to collect the sediment that is precipitated from the fluid, wherein the lower portion comprises a sediment outlet configured to remove the sediment; and a plurality of attachment members fixed to the upper portion, wherein each attachment member comprises an engaging surface configured to engage a top edge of a corresponding side wall of the tank so as to removably secure the apparatus to the tank via gravity and friction, wherein the apparatus can be moved from one tank to another, and wherein the attachment members are independently adjustable and comprise a plurality of engaging parts that are adjustable relative to each other, such that each of an operating height, a longitudinal slant, and a latitudinal slant is adjustable to correspond to an orientation of the mobile tank in which the apparatus is placed via manipulation of one or more of the independently adjustable attachment members.