3. Lamella tube settlers/ Lamella Clarifiers/ Tilted Plate Separator Inclined plate settlers or lamella clarifiers are primarily used in the water and wastewater treatment industries to separate solids from liquids in effluent streams. Conventional clarification equipment requires a much larger surface footprint in order to match the solids removal capacity of a lamella clarifier. This is accomplished because the effective gravity settling area of the inclined plate design is proportional to the total surface area of the inclined plate rack.

Effluent enters the lamella clarifier (Compact Clarifier) where it is usually flash mixed with a polymer flocculant and then gently agitated with a separate mixer. Conventional clarification equipment requires a much larger surface footprint in order to match the solids removal capacity of a lamella clarifier. This is accomplished because the effective gravity settling area of the inclined plate design is proportional to the total surface area of the inclined plate rack.