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REVIEW PAPER
Baffle Utilization in Settling Tanks: A Review
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University of Prishtina, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering,
Prishtina, 10000, Kosovo
Submission date: 2024-01-19
Final revision date: 2024-04-16
Acceptance date: 2024-04-27
Online publication date: 2024-09-03
Publication date: 2025-01-28
Corresponding author
Premton Thaqi
University of Prishtina, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Prishtina, 10000, Kosovo
University of Prishtina, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Prishtina, 10000, Kosovo
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2025;34(3):1995-2002
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In general, this paper: i) reviews some works that have implemented baffles in the settling process
for the treatment of water/wastewater; ii) draws relations among the reviewed works to provide
a thorough understanding of the effects of baffle utilization on settling tanks (ST). Accordingly,
a number of recommendations in the case of using baffles in settling tanks have been derived
and introduced. The reviewed papers related to the analysis of settling performance using
baffles in settling tanks, and these vary in terms of their approach and models used for research.
The implementation of baffles in the reviewed papers also varies depending on the type,
location, position, and height, as well as other parameters by which the role of baffles is examined
in sedimentation. Utilization of baffles in ST to improve efficiency is the purpose of all reviewed papers.
From this study, some prospective topics are recommended when using baffles in ST. To increase
the performance of ST, the configuration, location, and position of the baffle in ST should be considered.
Furthermore, the uniformity of flow and concentration of suspended solids should not be overlooked
either.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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