The vortex separator is a drum that the water enters at the side, and due to
the slowing velocity, the solids fall out to the bottom, while the water
goes around in a slow circle and exits from the center near the top. Most
of the manufactured ones have a conical bottom, which allows the sediment to
accumulate in a nice low area for easy discharge by opening a bottom drain.
If the flow rate gets too high it will tend to mix the solids back into the
water and do nothing.
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"Drew Cutter" wrote in message
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Could you go more in detail about vortex separator ?