Effluent Flow Splitter

摘要

The point of the invention is to improve the distribution of waste water or effluent over a sewage treatment system based on irrigation of a plantation. Typically the effluent may come from a septic tank overflow and needs to be fed evenly into a number of discharge pipes that would be located underground in a percolation area.;The device related to this invention is characterised by a container with an inlet at the top, located underneath the septic tank overflow, and a number of outlets at the bottom. Inside the container the effluent is funnelled and subsequently poured onto the centre of a flow splitter plate. To make the fluid spread radian and uniformly towards the plate's perimeter this plate is made of a porous material and is convex shaped. The fluid eventually flows uniformly over the plate's edge and is evenly distributed over a number of separated outlets underneath.

主权项

1. A device for dividing a flow of fluid matter, for example effluent or sludge, over a plurality of outlets whereby said device consists of a container, an inlet at top and outlets at the bottom, through which the fluid flows by gravity, via a vertical spout, on to the centre of a fluid spreading surface, which is curved in a convex manner to make the descending fluid spread radially and uniformly towards the surface's outer edge into said outlets or into collection chambers, with outlet pipes connected, underneath said edge, thereby dividing the fluid evenly over said outlets.