VERTICAL SETTLER FOR WASHING WATER Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC B01D21/02 C02F1/52 

FIELD: separation.

SUBSTANCE: vertical settler comprises discharging pipes (7) connected to the top outlet funnel (6) of cyclone (3) for peripheral zonal additional supplying of initial water near the wall of conical bottom (2) of housing (1) under the layer of water to be settled. Pipes (16) with openings (17) for additional discharging the clarified water are arranged under the water surface. One end of each pipe is connected with chute for the clarified water and has control valve gate (18). The other end is bent downward and has trancated cone (19) at the entrance to the pipe for the clarified water. The outlets of the pipes for discharging clarified water from the top funnel of the cyclone are provided with control gate valves (8), and outlets of the pipes are provided with hemi-cones (9) for zonal distribution of the initial water and reducing the velocity of rising water flow.

EFFECT: enhanced efficiency and reduced metal consumption for manufacturing the settler.

1 cl, 7 dwg