Patent ID: 6663771
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
An integral bung, solids collecting sump and liquid flow separator for attachment to the bottom of a liquid treatment vessel, comprising, a main body portion, a plurality of cylinders protruding perpendicularly upwardly from the center of said main body portion, said cylinders being concentric and having different diameters, said cylinders being spaced apart so as to define an annular liquid flow channel inside of one of said cylinders that separates said one cylinder from another of said cylinders, there being a plurality of externally opening liquid flow ports in said main body portion, a plurality of ducts connecting said ports to said cylinders for flowing liquid through said liquid flow channel, said cylinders having different lengths and the cylinder with the smallest diameter having the longest length, the cylinder with the largest diameter having the shortest length, said cylinder with the largest diameter having threads on its outer surface for mating with threads in said liquid treatment vessel for attaching said main body portion as a bung in the bottom of said liquid treatment vessel that provides a settled solids collecting sump within said cylinder with the largest diameter in the bottom of said vessel, and said ports and ducts being located below said threads on said cylinder with the largest diameter so as to position said ports below said settled solids collecting sump on the outside of said liquid treatment vessel.