Water Clarification System and Method
A modular, portable, gravity fed clarification system includes internal surfaces which come in contact with the water to be clarified which are clad in a non-reactive plastic.
1 . A water clarification system to clarify water under treatment flowing through the system, the system comprising:
a base vessel comprising a top, a bottom, a pair of opposing ends, and a pair of opposing sides;
an inlet for directing water under treatment into the system and an outlet for directing treated water from the system; and
a plurality of interior surfaces, wherein all interior surfaces that come into contact with water under treatment flowing through the system are covered with a non-reactive plastic.
2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of horizontal flow channels formed by a plurality of horizontal plates, wherein each of the plurality of horizontal flow channels defines a first end and a second end.
3 . The system of claim 2 , further comprising a first diverter valve at the first end of a first flow channel and a second diverter valve at the second end of the first flow channel to direct water under treatment from treatment through an opening in the respective horizontal plate.
4 . The system of claim 3 , further comprising a sliding throttle mechanism across the opening.
5 . The system of claim 3 , further comprising a removable flocculent tray across the opening.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the system comprises a first modular section, a second modular section, and a coupling to join the first and second modular sections together.
7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the coupling comprises a 90° coupling to join the first and second modular sections together.
8 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the coupling comprises a 180° coupling to join the first and second modular sections together.
9 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a retention tank at the bottom of the base vessel arranged to receive material removed from the water under treatment, and wherein the outlet extends from the retention tank.
10 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising;
a pair of selectively deployable and collapsible outrigger arms hingedly mounted to the opposing sides; and
a pair of selectively deployable and collapsible horizontal stabilizer arms hingedly mounted to the outrigger arms and the opposing sides.