Patent ID: 7462290

Claim:
A device for removing solids from a fluid containment space within a separator vessel for separating liquids, said device comprising: a hood arranged at a bottom surface of the fluid containment space, the hood comprising at least one inlet opening provided on a first side of the hood for allowing fluid communication from the fluid containment space exterior of the hood to an inner space of the hood, the hood further comprising at least one outlet opening provided on said first side of the hood on a level above a respective inlet opening for allowing fluid recirculation from the inner space of the hood directly to the fluid containment space exterior of the hood, wherein an upper interior surface of the hood is arranged to direct fluid laterally through the at least one outlet to the fluid containment space and in an essentially horizontal direction or in a direction towards the bottom surface of the fluid containment space, a drain operative to withdraw fluids and fluidized solids from the inner space of the hood, and flushing means arranged outside the hood for directing flushing fluid from the fluid containment space exterior of the hood towards said at least one inlet opening.