The inclined-plate (lamella) style separator provides sedimentation of suspended solids in an area that's only a fraction as large as that required for a conventional gravity clarifier. The removable inclined parallel plates have the equivalent settling area of a conventional clarifier. Effective settling area is determined by projecting the area of each plate onto the horizontal plane and multiplying by the number of plates.

Manchester's Corrosion-Resistant Plate Settler is designed for liquids/solids separation of metal hydroxides and other solids removal applications.

Constructed of your choice of corrosion- resistant, chemically compatible materials, this compact, inclined parallel-plate (lamella) style clarifier provides maximum removal efficiencies.

Compact design permits continuous-flow treatment, often as an alternative to batch treatment, minimizing labor and pumping costs.

Available Materials of Construction
· Polypropylene
· Fiberglass
· Steel (epoxy coated)
· Stainless Steel

System Operation

Typical operation of clarifiers requires the use of a chemical agent (polyelectrolyte) to enhance the formation and settling characteristics of flocs formed by the metal hydroxide precipitate or other solids. The flocculated liquid feeds into the baffled influent area, flows downward along the sidewall, and flows back up again along the inclined plates. Solids settle from the liquid during the upflow, collect on the plates, and slide to the collection area at the bottom of the unit. The clarified supernatant is the overflow effluent while the concentrated solids (sludge) underflows to a holding tank for disposal or further sludge consolidation if necessary.