Liquid purification or separation – Flow – fluid pressure or material level – responsive – Diverse sensing means
Patent
1991-04-03
1992-04-28
Silverman, Stanley S.
Liquid purification or separation
Flow, fluid pressure or material level, responsive
Diverse sensing means
210115, 210122, 210123, 210258, 210259, 2102423, 210536, 210923, E02B 1504
Patent
active
051085917
ABSTRACT:
An oil spill recovery system for collecting spilled oil or other petrochemicals from the surface of water, for separating the collected oil and water, and for separately distributing these liquids to desired destinations. Oil is recovered from the surface of water by a collector head that creates a vortex of vacuumed air which lifts and skims the oil from the water. Once the oil is in the collector head, it is transferred to a separation chamber where the oil and water separate. Sensor devices inside the separation chamber monitor the oil/water phase line and the upper oil level. The sensor devices, continuously monitored by a control processor, signal a series of pumps and valves to discharge either water or oil or both when the liquids have reached certain levels within the separation chamber. The control processor has an operational sequence that provides for automatic control of the oil spill recovery system.
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CS Participation Corp.
Silverman Stanley S.
Upton Christopher
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