Method of resolving a mixture of oil, water, and solids
US4122009A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 1977 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D21/2444
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for resolving a mixture of oil, water and solids including flowing the mixture under and over two forwardly inclined baffles for settling out the solids and for causing oil drops to rise, collect, and flow in V-shaped grooves in the under side of the two baffles for coalescing the drops of oil into larger globs. The final steps of flowing the mixture over the upper forwardly declining baffle left all coalesced oil on the surface for being drawn off as solids-free and water-free oil, and draw off water between the oil outlet and the solids outlet for producing oil-free and solids-free water.
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