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<p>544,513. Gravity-separation apparatus. HARTLEY, C. J. Nov. 17,1941, No. 15384/40. [Class 111] In a settling-tank having a submerged horizontal feed pipe p extending from the side of the tank towards the centre and rotary scrapers d for moving settled matter to a central outlet b, the pipe p has a vertical elbow f, directed upwards or downwards and delivering the liquid against a deflector h, which spreads the flow outwards away from the central zone of the tank. The shaft i of the scrapers passes centrally through the elbow, and, as shown, the deflector is mounted on the shaft. The deflector may be flat, conical, bell-shaped or saucer-shaped. Specifications 370,665 and 484,840 are referred to.</p> |