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Sedimentation tanks are structures for the purification of liquids that are used in wastewater and natural water treatment systems. They are designed to remove suspended impurities such as sand, silt, clay and others.

The operating principle of the settling tank is based on the action of gravity. The liquid enters the sump through the inlet manifold, where it begins to slowly sink to the bottom. In this case, suspended impurities remain on the surface of the water, forming a layer of sediment.

Settling tanks can have different designs and sizes, depending on the volume of liquid to be treated and the required degree of purification. They can be horizontal or vertical, and also have a different number of sections.

One of the advantages of settling tanks is their ease of operation and maintenance. They do not require special equipment and can be easily installed in any part of the treatment system.

However, despite their simplicity, sedimentation tanks have a number of disadvantages. Firstly, they take up a lot of space and require large areas for installation. Secondly, they may be susceptible to contamination due to foreign substances entering them.

In general, settling tanks are an important element of wastewater and natural water treatment systems and play an important role in maintaining a clean environment.

A settling tank is a structure for purifying liquids and gas from impurities or divided into successive sections used for sedimentation of suspended matter. Carries out a regressive, gravitational separation of flow-flow systems, in which, due to the different specific densities of particles, the moving flow into several zones:

1. Free deposition; 2