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PRIMARY SETTLING TANK [1 record]

Record 1 2020-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
CONT

... the most common method for primary [wastewater] treatment is the primary sedimentation tank (also called the primary settling basin) ... It is a vessel in which solids settle out of water by gravity. The settleable solids are pumped away (as sludge), while oils float to the top and are skimmed off.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
  • Traitement des eaux
CONT

L'épaississement par gravité se déroule dans un décanteur dont le design est assez proche d'un bassin de sédimentation conventionnel : un bassin circulaire où la boue va sédimenter et se compacter. Les boues épaissies sont récupérées par le fond conique, tandis que le surnageant est envoyé selon la solution choisie vers le bassin de sédimentation primaire, le début du procédé de traitement total des effluents, ou vers une autre utilisation.

Spanish

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