Mobile clarifier system

1 . A mobile clarifier system configured to separate settleable solids and floatable solids from a flow of water and/or processing fluids, the mobile clarifier system comprising:

a trailer assembly;

an inlet port configured to convey the flow of water and/or processing fluids to the trailer assembly, the inlet port including an inlet end and an outlet end;

a plurality of separator cartridge assemblies supported by the trailer assembly and configured to receive the flow of water and/or processing fluids from the inlet port, each of the plurality of separator cartridge assemblies configured to separate the settleable solids and the floatable solids from the flow of water and/or processing fluids, each of the plurality of separator cartridge assemblies including a plurality of frameworks, each framework having an upper frame, a lower frame disposed opposite the upper frame, a first side frame, a second side frame disposed opposite the first side frame, and a plurality of intermediate frames extending from the upper frame to the lower frame and disposed between the first side frame and the second side frame, the plurality of frameworks including a plurality of vanes, each vane of the plurality of vanes extending from one of the first side frames and the second side frames to one intermediate frame of the plurality of intermediate frames and from one intermediate frame of the plurality of intermediate frames to another intermediate frame of the plurality of intermediate frames, each vane of the plurality of vanes extending a distance into each respective intermediate frame, whereby the plurality of intermediate frames and the plurality of vanes cooperate to form a flow zone, a transition zone, and a calm zone for the water and/or processing fluids flowing through each of the plurality of separator cartridge assemblies;

a discharge pipe system configured to receive settleable solids from the calm zone and further configured to convey the settleable solids from the mobile clarifier system to downstream operations; and

an outlet port configured to receive processed water and/or processing fluids flowing from the plurality of separator cartridge assemblies and further configured to convey the processed water and/or processing fluids to downstream operation, the outlet port positioned vertically below the outlet end of the inlet port,

wherein the inlet port is disposed vertically above the plurality of separator cartridge assemblies and the inlet end of the inlet port is positioned vertically above the outlet end of the inlet port relative to the plurality of separator cartridge assemblies to militate against backflow of water out of the system.

2 . The mobile clarifier system of claim 1 , wherein the transition zone is positioned between the flow zone and the calm zone.

3 . The mobile clarifier system of claim 2 , wherein the transition zone forms a buffer between a laminar flow in the flow zone and the calm zone.

4 . The mobile clarifier system of claim 1 , wherein each of the separator cartridge assemblies includes a stabilizer extending across a framework in a horizontal direction.

5 . The mobile clarifier system of claim 1 , wherein each vane of the plurality of vanes is inclined at an angle in a range of from 25° to 35° relative to an interior edge of one of the first side frame and the second side frame.

6 . The mobile clarifier system of claim 1 , wherein each vane of the plurality of vanes extends into each respective intermediate frame a distance in a range of about 0.50 inches to about 0.75 inches.

7 . The mobile clarifier system of claim 1 , wherein each vane of the plurality of vanes forms an angle of about 30° with a vertical edge of one of the first side frame, the second side frame, and the plurality of intermediate frames.

8 . The mobile clarifier system of claim 1 , wherein an upper end of a first plurality of vanes within each framework has an upward orientation and a second plurality of vanes within each framework has a downward orientation opposite the first plurality of vanes, whereby the first plurality of vanes is configured to separate settleable solids and the second plurality of vanes is configured to separate floatable solids.

9 . The mobile clarifier system of claim 1 , wherein the flow of water and/or processing fluids into the trailer assembly forms an accumulation having an upper level, and wherein the outlet end of the inlet port is positioned vertically above the upper level of the accumulation.

10 . The mobile clarifier system of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of separator cartridge assemblies includes a first framework, a second framework, and a third framework aligned with each other such that the upper frames, the lower frames, the first side frames, the second side frames, and the intermediate frames of each framework align with each other.

11 . The mobile clarifier system of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of vanes extend across the first framework, the second framework, and the third framework.

12 . The mobile clarifier system of claim 1 , wherein each framework includes a plurality of openings, each opening defined by a portion of the upper frame, a portion of the lower frame, and two adjacent frames selected from the first side frame, the second side frame, and the plurality of intermediate frames.

13 . The mobile clarifier system of claim 1 , wherein the upper frame and the lower frame each include an alternating pattern of first slots extending in a first angled direction and second slots extending in a second angled direction opposite the first angled direction, wherein the first side frame includes first slots extending in the first angled direction, and wherein the second side frame includes second slots extending in the second angled direction.

14 . The mobile clarifier system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile clarifier system is configured such that a velocity of the water and/or processing fluids flowing through the plurality of separator cartridge assemblies is maintained below about 6 feet per minute to preserve laminar flow conditions within the flow zones.

15 . The mobile clarifier system of claim 1 , further comprising a tank assembly supported by the trailer assembly, the tank assembly including a first side wall, an opposing second side wall, a first end wall, an opposing second end wall, a tank bottom, a diffusion wall disposed upstream of the plurality of separator cartridge assemblies, and a tank partition disposed downstream of the plurality of separator cartridge assemblies.

16 . The mobile clarifier system of claim 15 , wherein the tank partition includes a cutout configured to facilitate flow of the water and/or processing fluids over the tank partition to the outlet port, and wherein the tank partition is configured to form a pool of water and/or processing fluids downstream of the plurality of separator cartridge assemblies to facilitate a skimming operation.

17 . The mobile clarifier system of claim 15 , wherein the diffusion wall includes a plurality of apertures configured to meter the flow of water and/or processing fluids into the plurality of separator cartridge assemblies and to quiet the flow of water and/or processing fluids entering the plurality of separator cartridge assemblies such that the flow has the characteristics of a laminar flow prior to entering the plurality of separator cartridge assemblies.

18 . The mobile clarifier system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of vanes and the plurality of frameworks is formed from a polymer.

19 . The mobile clarifier system of claim 1 , wherein the trailer assembly includes a tongue segment having a coupler configured for engagement by a winch truck, a wheel segment including at least one wheel assembly supported by at least one axle, and a bed segment extending from the tongue segment to the wheel segment and configured to support the plurality of separator cartridge assemblies.

20 . The mobile clarifier system of claim 1 , wherein the discharge pipe system includes a plurality of outlet fittings each fluidly connected to a solids outlet conduit, each outlet fitting being independently and selectively operable to discharge settleable solids received from a respective separator cartridge assembly of the plurality of separator cartridge assemblies independent of operation of the remaining outlet fittings.