What Are Slant Plate Clarifiers, And What Can They Do For Me?
Slant plate clarifiers are a type of wastewater treatment that use gravity to separate sediment and other particles from wastewater. Different kinds of clarifiers exist, and today’s blog focuses on slant plate clarifiers, which greatly increase the effectiveness of the clarifying process.
Because they use gravity and don’t take up much space, slant plate clarifiers significantly reduce costs and increase productivity and efficiency, a goal for many businesses.
In today’s blog, we’re explaining what slant plate clarifiers are, how they work, and what they can do for you.
What Are Slant Plate Clarifiers?
Slant plate clarifiers are a form of wastewater treatment that uses settling tanks to capture sludge and scum (the stuff that floats to the top and bottom of the tank) while preserving the water. Clarifiers are designed for continual use, allowing them to work 24/7 without constant monitoring.
Clarifiers remove solid particulates and suspended solids from wastewater, cleaning that water for its subsequent use.
How Do Slant Plate Clarifiers Work?
Slant plate clarifiers contain submerged weir box holes – devices that measure the flow of piped water – to ensure cleaner effluent in large volumes of water. The clarifiers remove suspended solids like sludge or scum to make the water cleaner.
Slant plates enter the clarifier at an angle, allowing them to trap sediment, sludge, and scum, separating them from the water.
Slant plate clarifiers work especially well because you can widely plate the area into a compact floor space by setting the plates close together. The settling surfaces are stacked to form a settling area 10 times larger than the total area occupied by the machine.
Step-by-Step Process
Let’s take a step-by-step look at the process a slant plate clarifier goes through to treat wastewater. There are eight steps that are always part of the process.
1. Influent water enters the clarifier through the feed chamber.
2. The water enters the inclined plates through the engineered feed slots.
3. The liquid is forced up through the plates in a counter-current flow pattern.
4. The clarified flow rises between the plates while gravity forces the solids to fall out of the flow.
5. The solids settle in the cone section of the clarifier for removal.
6. Clarified liquid flows up over the weirs and into a trough.
7. The clarified effluent is discharged from a connection at the bottom of the trough.
8. The sludge is drawn off the bottom of the sludge chamber and flows to the sludge thickener for further dewatering.
It’s a relatively simple process requiring minimal energy use because of gravity’s role. Using slant plate clarifiers is ideal for large bodies of wastewater that need treatment, as they work quickly and effectively with minimal monitoring.
What Can Slant Plate Clarifiers Do for You?
Now that you understand how slant plate clarifiers work, you might wonder what a clarifier can do for you. Between saving money, gaining extra space, and having versatility, slant plate clarifiers can change how you filter your water. Let’s take a closer look.
Inexpensive
Using slant plate clarifiers comes with numerous benefits. Because they use gravity instead of technology to separate solids from water, slant plate clarifiers are inexpensive but efficiently do their job. Not only that, but clarifiers work well for a wide range of waste and process liquids.
Small Footprint
Slant plate clarifiers are smaller than other types of wastewater treatment that take up more space. J.Mark Systems’ slant plate clarifiers come with just a few moving parts. This increases your product space, encouraging efficiency and keeping space open for other necessary things.
Low Maintenance
Slant plate clarifiers require very little operation. While they need to be checked on, clarifiers can mostly run on their own, not needing continual staffing to run smoothly.
Versatile
Slant plate clarifiers are versatile, working with or without a flash mixer tank. Also known as a rapid mixer, flash mixer tanks uniformly disperse and blend chemicals into the process stream. Coagulant acids, chlorine, and sulfur dioxide are used to neutralize, control the smell and color of the water, and remove solids.
Flash mixers are essential for some – but not all – wastewater treatment. Since the slant plate clarifier can work with or without one, you can use it for multiple types of wastewater treatment.
Look for a Premium-Quality Slant Plate Clarifier
Not all slant plate clarifiers are equal; you’ll want premium quality for your wastewater treatment system. The higher the quality, the longer it will last. That’s why J Mark Systems offers the following specifications.
Fully Integrated skid mounted system with controls monitoring
Large settling surface areas
Robust design for performance, durability, and reliability in industrial applications
Highly efficient design maximizes the equal distribution and balance of water through the settling plates for superior liquids/ solids separation
Fiberglass plate pack
Tnemec interior/exterior coating systems
Stainless overflow components and hardware
Equipped with WTRBOX proprietary remote monitoring and controls capability
Shipped ready for install and start-up with minimal labor and minimal maintenance
Comes in 6 standard sizes, 25,50,70,100,120,150 gpm units, with custom sizes available upon request
No moving parts in settling area
Made in the USA
UL approved
Call J.Mark Systems Today
Are you looking into a high-quality slant plate clarifier for your wastewater treatment? Look no further. J.Mark Systems has precisely what you need. Our systems come with every specification we recommended in this blog, which comes from years of experience providing high-quality water filtration systems for your industrial water supply.
We’ll walk you through every step of the process and get you the perfect slant plate clarifier for your system, from performing a water optimization audit to installing and monitoring your system. Contact J.Mark Systems today to get started or for more information.