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Barscreen positioning

Barscreen positioning

Barscreen positioning

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Why barscreens are positioned at some angle in water intake projects..why cant it be positioned perpendicular to the ground

RE: Barscreen positioning

Do not have a picture? Many different types of screens. Some screens are traveling and the angle allows the material to stay on the screen as the screen lifts up and away for cleaning.

For bar screen, the angle causes the trapped material to be pushed to the top through the action of the flowing water. A worker can then rake off the trapped material.

RE: Barscreen positioning

It makes the effective area of the opening larger. This regains some of the area of the opening lost caused by the bars.

RE: Barscreen positioning

The primary reason is to make the screen somewhat self cleaning. This works where the screen is in a channel so the water approaches with significant velocity in one direction. Slanted screens are much less effective and less common where water is being sucked from a motionless reservoir.

RE: Barscreen positioning

Because it's easier to rake debris up an incline than up a vertical wall.

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