摘要 |
983,280. Sand removal plant. PISTA S.A. May 14, 1963 [May 22, 1962], No. 19020/63. Heading B1D. Sand removal plant comprises a basin 1 connected to a channel 6 for supplying impure water and to a channel 7 for evacuating clear water, the basin having a circular horizontal section and conical surfaces 3 converging at their lower end on a sand collecting tank 4, a stirrer 25 being arranged in the central part of the basin, below the lowest water level, to impart a constant movement to the water in a transverse direction relative to the sedimentation movement of the sand, and a pump 10 permitting the transfer of the sand from the collecting tank towards a drainage compartment 9, characterized in that the pump 10 is arranged in the central part of the basin, the sand evacuation pipe 11 constituting a vertical axis in the centre of the basin, the stirrer being carried on a hollow shaft arranged around this vertical axis. Compressed air and water may be supplied to suction member 14 by conduits 13, 18 respectively. Specification 830,531 is referred to. |