Tube Settler
Tube Settler
Tube settlers increase the settling capacity of circular clarifiers and/or rectangular sedimentation basins by reducing the vertical distance a floc particle must settle before agglomerating to form larger particles. The settlers use multiple tubular channels sloped at an angle of 60° and adjacent to each other, which combine to form an increased effective settling area. This provides for a particle settling depth that is significantly less than the settling depth of a conventional clarifier, reducing settling times. Tube settlers capture the settleable fine floc that escapes the clarification zone beneath the tube settlers and allows the larger floc to travel to the tank bottom in a more settleable form. The settler’s channel collects solids into a compact mass which promotes the solids to slide down the tube Channel. Why Ionberg Tube Settlers? Tube settlers offer an inexpensive method of upgrading existing water treatment plant clarifiers and sedimentation basins to improve performance. They can also reduce the tankage/footprint required in new installations or improve the performance of existing settling basins by reducing the solids loading on downstream filters. Made of lightweight PVC, tube settlers can be easily supported with minimal structures that often incorporate the effluent trough supports. They are available in a variety of module sizes and tube lengths to fit any tank geometry, with custom design and engineering offered by the manufacturer.
A plastic or FRP grating is ideal because it not only allows access to the tubes, troughs, and weirs but also adds a protective layer to the settlers. Any type of grating must be designed to be structurally sufficient, does not hinder tube or lamella settler performance, and will not damage the settlers. Advantages of Tube Settler The advantages of tube settlers can be applied to new or existing clarifiers/basins of any size: Clarifiers/basins equipped with tube//lamella settlers can operate at 4 to 8 times the normal rate of clarifiers/basins without tube or lamella settlers. It is possible to cut coagulant dosage by up to half while maintaining a lower influent turbidity to the treatment plant filters. Less filter backwashing equates to significant operating cost savings for both water and electricity. New installations using tube can be designed smaller because of increased flow capability. Flow of existing water treatment plants can be increased through the addition of tube or lamella settlers. Tube increase allowable flow capacity by expanding settling capacity and increasing the solids removal rate in settling tanks.
Flow Chart of Tube settler
The Features of Ionberg Tube Settlers :
 | Tube Settler can operate at 2 to 4 times the normal rate |
| Can cut coagulant dosage by up to half |
| Provides less filter backwashing |
| Increased flow capacity |
| Increased flow of water treatment plants |
| Expanded settling capacity and increased solid removal rate |