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Design Advantages

Enhances flocculation of activated sludge particles.
Improves formation of flocs when using polymers.
Eliminates the "rat-holing" due to turbulence in area below the centerwell.
Optimizes the separation and settling of suspended solids particles.
Minimizes the carry-over or solids ordinarily transported by density currents.
Enhances the uniform formation of sludge blanket.
Increases treatment capacity over conventional "scooped" or "gated" EDI's.

CFD Analysis of Clarifier Performance
With and Without Energy Dissipating Inlet

 Velocity Distribution near Center of Clarifier, fps
(Left) without LA-EDI, (Right) with LA-EDI

Related Items:
Spiral Blade Scraper Clarifiers
Thickener Clarifiers
Suction Lift Clarifiers

Literature:
LA-EDI Technical Paper
CFD Analysis
LA-EDI Comparison (WEFTEC '05)