Patent ID: 7963403

Claim:
A baffle system in a clarifier tank having a tank bottom and a periphery and a substantially vertical peripheral wall bounding the interior of the tank, said baffle system comprising: a plurality of baffles mounted on the peripheral wall of the clarifier tank, each baffle comprising: an upper baffle surface, said upper baffle surface having a lower end and an upper end, the upper end of said upper baffle portion being coupled to the side wall of the clarifier tank wall, the lower end of said upper baffle portion being disposed at a substantially 60° angle away from the side wall of the clarifier tank such that said upper baffle surface slopes downwardly and away from the side wall; a lower baffle surface having a lower end and an upper end, the upper end of said baffle portion being coupled to the lower end of said upper baffle surface, the lower end of said lower baffle portion being disposed at an angle to the side wall of the clarifier tank, such that said lower baffle surface slopes upwardly and away from the side wall.