Liquid purification or separation – Processes – Separating
Patent
1987-10-13
1988-12-13
Wyse, Tom
Liquid purification or separation
Processes
Separating
210DIG5, B01D 17028
Patent
active
047909471
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for removing oil from the produced water that is associated with hydrocarbons. The method consists of providing a plurality of serially connected individual compartments in a vertical flume or pipe with each compartment connected to the next compartment by a flow path that induces the oil droplets to coalesce.
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Simpson Paul F.
Wyse Tom
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