Oil/Water Separator Evaluation.
Abstract
A coalescing, plate-type, oil-water separator was evaluated. One series of tests involved separating Navy Special Fuel Oil from seawater. A permanent emulsion of seawater in NSFO formed in the closed loop experiment set-up, and required termination of these tests. Another series of tests involved separating contaminated Navy Distillate from seawater. These tests were successfully completed. Field experience indicated that the coalescing plate configuration could separate ND out of seawater, producing a water effluent containing approximately 200 ppm oil, and an oil effluent containing less than 5 percent water. However, the reliability of the separator's automatic mode was unsatisfactory. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA013210
Entities
People
- John Mittleman