Oil-water recovering and separating apparatus
US5954955A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D17/045
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An oil-water recovering and separating apparatus for separating a raw fluid consisting of a mixture of oil and water into an oil part and a water part on the basis of difference in specific gravity, comprising: intake means for taking in the recovered raw fluid; a separation tank for separating the taken-in raw fluid; a water-part reservoir tank continued to the separation tank; a drain tank continued to the water-part reservoir tank; an oil part recovery portion disposed in the separation tank, the oil part recovery portion having a recovery port disposed slightly above the fluid level of the raw fluid in the separation tank; and scrape-up means provided in a position facing the recovery port so as to move along the fluid level.
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