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Clarification processes are commonly used in as the first stage of solids separation in water, sewage and industrial treatment systems. Hydroflux® have provided over 330 clarifier units throughout Australasia, Middle East and UK with installations dating back to 1962.

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Hydroflux® Epco have extensive expertise in the design and construction of primary clarifiers for:
    •   Primary clarification for industrial water treatment (river water, dam water, desalination)
    •   Primary clarification for industrial wastewater treatment (mining, food & beverage, tunnelling, construction and power industries)
Key Advantages include:
    •   High surface area lamella pack design
    •   Proven robust mechanical design with over 330 clarifier installations
    •   Heavy duty designs
    •   Proven effective bottom sludge removal systems
    •   Elimination of dead zones
A number of designs and configurations are available, these include:
    •   Free standing tank with single or multiple sludge hoppers
    •   Concrete tank with integrated sludge removal systems
    •   Lamella upgrades to existing circular clarifiers
  • High Effective Surface Area
  • Non-clog Crossflow Lamella Plate Configuration
  • Chemically Resistant Design
  • 60° 20mm Plate Spacing as Standard
  • All Stainless Steel Construction
  • 60° Sludge Hopper Angle

The CrossFlow™ Solids Separator range is available in the following standard sizes:

Model Plate Area* Flow Rate**
CS5 6.1m2 5.0kL/hr
CS10 11.5m2 10.0kL/hr
CS20 20.9m2 20.0kL/hr
CS30 31.3m2 30.0kL/hr
CS40 41.7m2 40.0kL/hr
CS60 62.6m2 60.0kL/hr
CS80 84.6m2 80.0kL/hr

* Plate Area Projected @ 60°
** Flowrate Subject to Application

The HiFlowTM lamella separator is a high rate solids separation process that has 1/10th of the physical footprint as compared to conventional circular clarifiers. It is used as a primary and secondary clarifier in sewage, primary clarifier in water treatment and primary clarification of industrial wastewater.

Hydroflux® have extensive expertise and references for clarification and lamella technology as follows:
• Over 330 clarifier systems manufactured since 1962
• Highly effective plate pack surface area
• All stainless steel lamella pack construction
• Robust construction with proven sludge removal systems (VeeMax®, LogMax® and HeadMax®)
• Laminar flow conditions
• Free standing design in steel construction
• Concrete tank designs for larger applications

A series of inclined lamella plate packs are used to increase the effective surface area of the unit and to overcome hindered settling.

The clarified liquid is collected by longitudinal weir launders. The flow within the lamella tank is laminar to ensure settle solids do not resuspend into the clarified water. Sludge is extracted from sludge hoppers at the bottom of the tank. An optional sludge rake mechanism in each hopper keeps the sludge fluid to prevent rat-holing. Various configurations of sludge removal are available.

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