Showing posts with label Settlement tank. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Settlement tank. Show all posts

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Laminar Plate Clarifier Ripple Phenomenon

If you click on the image to get a better view you will notice a ripple effect on the surface of this water treatment up-flow clarifier. The effect is caused by the laminar plates and occurs in different parts of the tank each day.  It is clearly a hydraulic phenomenon but does anyone have a better explanation for this?