GlobalSpec has asked its users about the latest design trends and features related to Oil and Water Separators. They have also shared their product applications and tips on how to buy and use these products.
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What are some of the applications you have used oil and water separators for?
24 answers
I have used Oil and Water separators in my distillation system and continuous liquid- liquid extraction units supplied to various clients in India including Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. All the separators were of gravity separators.
~SUNIL B, PROCESS DESIGN ENGINEERING CONSULTANT, MUMBAI, INDIA
1 )Three phase decanter for palm oil mill - for oil , mud and water separation.
2) Soap stock, water and oil separation by waste falia centrifugal system.
~Sanjoy M, Quality Control, Haldia, India
To recover oil losses
For the treatment of separation of soluble oil (sulphonated) metal cutting
~Marcelo F. B, General Management, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Primary Separation Units, mainly 3 phase for gas production (gas, condensate, water).
~Engineering, Design, Buenos aires, Argentina
In oil storage terminals separating oil from water before waste water treatment.
~Facilities Manager, Turkey
Heavy Crude Oil Treatment, Oil-Water Separation, Crude Oil Treatment Facilities
~Hans Herrera, Process Engineer, Cartagena, Colombia
Oil and water separation in air compressor condensate applications.
~Mike Amphlett, Marketing/Sales, Sandbach, United Kingdom
Plant effluent from a fossil fuel electricity generating station.
~Technical Support/Services, Thunder Bay, Canada
Water soluble cutting oil: emulsions waste to be separated out.
~Sachin P, Marketing/Sales, Pune, India
No investigation, see my article:
Efim Broide Electromagnetic separation of the YCu2Ba3OX, Nd-HTSC and Bi-HTSC powders. Springer, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, Springer, January 17, 2008
~Project Manager, Bat-yam, Israel
Steel Mills, Paper Mills, Aluminum mills, Forge mills
~Chad G, Area sales manager, Shefford, Canada
Process oily water separation, lagoon oil separation
~James M, Process Engineer, Houston, TX
Waste treatment
Steam distillation column bottoms
~Engineering, Design, Milford, OH
Petroleum refineries and petrochemical industries
~Engineering, Process/Production, Chennai, India
Drainage from Petrol and diesel service stations.
~General Corporate Mgmt, Lusaka, Zambia
For remediation of petroleum contaminated site.
~Andrea A, Process Engineer, Milano, Italy
In primary treatment of industrial wastewater
~Marketing/Sales, Córdoba, Argentina
Oily Water Treatment
Slop Operations
~Project Management, Istanbul, Turkey
Compressor condensate cleaning
~Marketing/Sales, Cannock, Great Britain
Petroleum and oil refineries
~Marketing/Sales, MUMBAI, India
Pre treatment in a RO plant
~Engineering, Design, PUNE, India
Oil and Water Separation
~Other, St. Catherine, Jamaica
Industrial waste water
~Ed S, Technical Support, Augusta, GA
Food and beverages
~Leonel L, Technical Support, Avanca, Portugal
Please share with us any “non-standard” applications that oil and water separators have been used for.
7 answers
Large Test Separators, EHT's used as FWKO's, FWKO's converted to EHT's
~Hans Herrera, Process Engineer, Cartagena, Colombia
In the manufacturing process of ozonides (ozonized oil).
~Marcelo F. B, General Management, Buenos Aires, Argentina
For DNAPL separation a specific OWS designed by me.
~Andrea A, Process Engineer, Milano, Italy
The same I have mentioned about the Microwave heating to separate the emulsion.
~SUNIL B, PROCESS DESIGN ENGINEERING CONSULTANT, MUMBAI, INDIA
Fat from buttermilk
~Sanjoy M, Quality Control, Haldia, India
Elevators, ships
~Chad G, Area sales manager, Shefford, Canada
Clean filters
~Leonel L, Technical Support, Avanca, Portugal
Do you know of any disastrous mistakes that occurred due to the incorrect usage of oil and water separators?
5 answers
Obstruction of drainage pipes
Destruction of sludge biological treatment plant
Contamination of the components of the treatment plant. It was necessary to empty the treatment plant to clean. Industrial production was stopped for a week.
~Marcelo F. B, General Management, Buenos Aires, Argentina
No matter what, do not exceed time of Scheduled Maintenance. Pressure will be on you and it is not comfortable to work under pressure; you may make a huge mistake and it will be worse for everyone.
~Hans Herrera, Process Engineer, Cartagena, Colombia
Improper installation and improper rearrangement after service may be fatal.
~Sanjoy M, Quality Control, Haldia, India
Oil pump failure due to a too high water content and lack of lubrication.
~Chad G, Area sales manager, Shefford, Canada
Yes. 20t product contaminated for animals.
~Leonel L, Technical Support, Avanca, Portugal
