A wedge wire screen tube can be used for fish diversion in various applications, such as fish screens in water intake structures or fish-friendly barriers. It is designed to allow water to pass through while preventing the entry of fish or other aquatic organisms.
Wedgewire screens are cylindrical metal screens with trapezoidal-shaped “wedgewire” slots with openings of 0.5 to 10 mm. They combine very low flow-through velocities, small slot size, and naturally occurring high screen surface sweeping velocities to minimize impingement and entrainment.
The use of a wedge wire screen tube helps protect fish and other aquatic organisms from being drawn into water intake systems or diverted away from their natural migration paths. This is especially important in situations where the intake structures can cause injury or mortality to fish.
