Patent ID: 6187184
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B01D,E02B,Y02A

Abstract:
A traveling water screen for screening water flowing through said water screen in a downstream direction, comprisinga vertical frame,a plurality of baskets attached to said frame for vertical movement about a circuitous path,each of the baskets includinga top rail,a pair of spaced apart end members at opposite ends of said top rail and joined to said top rail,a water screen extending between the end members and having an upper edge portion supported by said top rail, a lower edge portion opposite the upper edge portion, with said opposite edges supported by said spaced apart end members, anda lower channel rail extending between said spaced apart end members and supporting the lower edge portion of said water screen, said lower channel rail defining an elongated upwardly opening channel upstream of said water screen, said channel containing water having an upper region adjacent the opening and a bottom region below the upper region, said lower channel rail including an insert in the form of an elongated member positioned longitudinally in the bottom back of the inner surface of said channel which creates a substantially quiescent condition in the bottom region of the water in said channel.