Lamella clarifiers offer significant advantages over traditional clarifiers. They can be used as a sedimentation step in both water treatment and wastewater treatment. Apex Environmental offer a range of lamella clarifiers fabricated in mild or stainless steel.
These typically consist of stainless steel or UV resistant plastic plates, inclined at 30-45⁰ within the clarifier. The raw water/wastewater flow is forced flows downwards by a partitioning as it enters the clarifier and then flows upwards through the inclined lamella plates.
The solid particles settle on the lower plate and flow down under gravity. The clarified water/wastewater flows upwards through holes at the top of the plate unit and then flows out of the clarifier via top weirs.