Patent ID: 7694829

Claim:
A settling vessel, comprising: a tank; a baffle within the tank dividing the tank at least partially into a first and second compartment, wherein one compartment extends higher in elevation in the tank than the other compartment, and the baffle extends between the two compartments throughout a portion of the height of the tank and terminates before the bottom of the tank to create a cross over region between the first and second compartments; a first inlet to the tank, wherein the inlet is to the compartment that is higher in elevation in the tank; a first outlet from the tank at or about the uppermost region of the first compartment; and a second outlet from the tank at or about the uppermost region of the second compartment; wherein the baffle has a first and a second section, wherein the first section is defined by a straight portion extending perpendicular to the wall of the tank, followed by an angled portion extending downward, and the second section is defined by an angled portion partially substantially parallel to and below the angled portion of the first section, followed by a vertically straight portion extending downwardly in the tank.