Technologies for Shipboard Oil-Pollution Abatement Effects of Operational Parameters on Coalescence.

Abstract

The effects of several operational parameters on a three-stage oil/water separator system were studied. The report documents the way in which variations of certain operational parameters affected the coalescence subsystem, the final stage of the separator system. Cylindrical cartridge-type coalescer elements made of resincoated glass fiber were studied. Changing certain conditions significantly affected the useful life of an element. Particulate matter very seriously limited the service life of a coalescer element. Oil viscosity was also found to have a very strong effect with heavier oils decreasing element life. Increasing oil concentration also decreased the life of the element.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0749020

Entities

People

  • Stanley M. Finger
  • T. S. Yu

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coalescence
  • Fibers
  • Glass Fibers
  • Particulate Matter
  • Particulates
  • Separators
  • Shipboard
  • Viscosity

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  • Environmental Engineering
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis