Patent · US Expired

Gravity settling

US4133758A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Filing dateSep 22, 1977
Grant dateJan 9, 1979
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Expiry dateSep 22, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10G1/045
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Solids are separated from a liquid in a gravity settler provided with inclined solid intercepting surfaces to intercept the solid settling path to coalesce the solids and increase the settling rate. The intercepting surfaces are inverted V-shaped plates, each formed from first and second downwardly inclined upwardly curved intersecting conical sections having their apices at the vessel wall.

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