GFS - Lateral Flow Thickeners

Adaptable to most types of installations. Lateral Flow™ Thickeners can be easily mounted in existing tankage or incorporated in new construction. The units are stainless steel throughout for maximum durability under the most demanding conditions.

Versatile in design, the system can thicken one type of sludge one day and another the next. Lateral Flow™ Thickeners can even be employed with aerobic digesters,  reaction tanks and gravity thickeners.

Operation is simple and inexpensive, and relies on the basic laws of nature and physics. When allowed to settle without outside agitation, sludges precipitate into stratified layers separated by bands of trapped liquid. Lateral Flow™ Thickeners extract this trapped liquid by providing a region of reduced head. The water and other liquids migrate from the tanked region of high head to the lower head of the Thickener well. The only energy consumed is for auxiliary pumping prior to the start of the thickening operation.

Reliability is insured by the system`s uncomplicated design. Lateral Flow™ Thickeners have no moving parts and need no expensive chemicals to function. The units are not susceptible to shock loads, and are virtually maintenance-free. They can be easily automated to suit individual treatment plant capacity needs. Best of all, they exhibit a high capture rate, yet are inexpensive to buy and install.