Liquid purification or separation – With movable support – Float
Patent
1992-11-12
1994-04-19
Upton, Christopher
Liquid purification or separation
With movable support
Float
2102571, 210521, 210540, 210923, C02F 140
Patent
active
053043030
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to an apparatus and method for separating immiscible liquids having different specific gravities. Although the disclosure illustrates the invention by showing its application to the separation of oil and water, the invention may be used to separate many other immiscible liquids having different specific gravities. A column of a liquid is supported by vacuum in a vertical column partially submerged in a reservoir containing a first liquid. A mixture of first and second liquids is continuously injected into a separation vessel disposed within the column. Due to their difference in specific gravities, the lighter second fluid will ascend to occupy the upper region of the column while the heavier first fluid will occupy the lower region until equilibrium is achieved. As the mixture continues to enter the system, equilibrium is maintained; the liquids of the upper and lower phases are displaced by equal volumes of incoming liquids. An evacuation tube with a valve disposed therein is connected at the top of the vertical column for the removal of the lighter liquid at reduced pressure by means of a cell-siphon. The heavier liquid is displaced and discharged through the submerged end of the vertical column. Other features are disclosed which increase the rate and efficiency of the separation.
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