Tube Settler Clarifier

Tube or plate settlers are commonly used in rectangular clarifiers to increase the settling capacity by reducing the vertical distance a suspended particle must travel. Tube settlers are available in many different designs such as parallel plates, chevron shaped, diamond, octagon or triangle shape, and circular shape.A device that uses bundles of small-bore (2 to 3 inches or 50 to 75 mm) tubes installed on an incline as an aid to sedimentation. The tubes may come in a variety of shapes including circular and rectangular.