Claims
- 1. A separating device for separating substances from a liquid to be purified, said separating device comprising:
- a tank having substantially vertical outer walls, a bottom, and a substantially vertical inner wall spaced horizontally from one of said outer walls;
- a separator in said tank, said separator comprising two parallel inclined plates spaced from each other, the one of said plates closest to said one outer wall being connected at its upper end to said vertical inner wall;
- a first outlet in the tank for the purified liquid;
- an overflow between the first outlet and the separator;
- a second outlet above the separator for the separated light substances, said second outlet being between said separator and said overflow;
- an inlet in said one outer wall of said tank for the liquid to be purified;
- said one outer wall of the tank defining with said inner wall and the one of said two parallel plates closest to said one wall a space therebetween to substantially eliminate turbulence of the liquid to be purified before entering the separator, said space including a portion between said one outer wall and said one of said two parallel plates closest thereto of increasing cross-section with increasing depth;
- a third outlet from said space for substances to be separated that are lighter than the purified liquid, said third outlet being from the upper end of the space; and
- the other one of said two parallel plates extends from a region adjacent another outer wall of said tank opposite said one wall.
- 2. A separating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said separator further comprises a plurality of additional spaced parallel inclined plates between said two first-mentioned parallel plates.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 603,810 filed Aug. 12, 1975 now abandoned.
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Continuations (1)
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