Liquid purification or separation – With means to add treating material – Plural distinct separators
Patent
1979-09-24
1981-08-04
Spear, Jr., Frank A.
Liquid purification or separation
With means to add treating material
Plural distinct separators
210243, 210356, 210332, 210409, B01D 2532
Patent
active
042820979
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and method for separating and removing oil and particulate solids from a dispersion of oil and particulate solids in water or a water-based liquid. During separation, the dispersion is fed under pressure into the inlet end of a plurality of upright coalescer tubes made of a single-layer of flexible, water-permeable fabric and is prevented from exiting through the outlet end of the tubes. The water passes radially through the fabric walls into a stilling chamber surrounding the coalescer tubes and exits through a clean water outlet while the solid particulates are retained on the inner surface of the fabric. The oil particles coalesce on the inner surface of the tubes, forming a layer of oil which migrates through the fabric's pores due to the pressure differential between the inner and outer tube surfaces and forms an oil layer on the outer surface of the fabric. Buoyant forces cause the oil layer on the outside of the tubes to migrate upward along the outside of the fabric to form an easily removed oil layer on the surface of the water in the stilling chamber. The particulate matter which accumulates on the inner surface of the tubes may be removed by periodically permitting the oily waste water to flush rapidly through the inside of the tubes, dislodging the particles and carrying them away through a waste outlet.
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Chapler Robert S.
Kuepper Theodore A.
Daubenspeck William C.
Sciascia Richard S.
Spear, Jr. Frank A.
St. Amand Joseph M.
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