Patent ID: 7560035
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: B01D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A trough for guiding clarified liquid, the trough comprising: a container configured with sides to enclose the liquid to be guided, a first side being configured with a liquid outlet, a second side being spaced from and opposite to the first side, and third and fourth sides extending spaced from each other and extending between the first and second sides; at least one septum extending from the first side to a termination spaced from the second side, the at least one septum extending at an angle with respect to the third and fourth sides, the at least one septum being configured to divide the container into at least one trough flow path starting at the first side and extending to the termination, the at least one trough flow path further extending around the termination and back to the first side; wherein the angle is further configured so that the at least one trough flow path has a liquid flow area that uniformly increases from the first side to the termination and around the termination and from the termination to the liquid outlet at the first side, and wherein the sides have upper and lower portions and inlet for the liquid is provided towards said lower portions.