Oil and water separator
OwnerAndrew Noesthedeninventor
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Abstract
An oil and water separator having a tank with a tank chamber and a cover extending over the top of the tank chamber. A supply pipe extends vertically with respect to the tank chamber so that its lower end is positioned adjacent the bottom of the tank chamber while its upper end is spaced upwardly from the cover. An oil/water mixture inlet is fluidly connected to the upper end of the supply pipe. A water outlet is positioned above the cover and fluidly connected to the bottom of the tank chamber by a water collection pipe. An oil outlet chamber is also positioned above the cover and has its bottom open to the tank chamber.
Claims13
An oil and water separator comprising:
- a tank having a tank chamber,
- a cover extending over a top of said tank chamber,
- a supply pipe extending vertically with respect to said tank chamber, said supply pipe having a lower end open to and positioned adjacent a bottom of said tank chamber, an upper end spaced upwardly from said cover and having at least one opening at a position between said bottom of said tank and said cover,
- an oil/water mixture inlet fluidly connected to said upper end of said supply pipe,
- a water outlet chamber positioned above said cover,
- a water collection pipe having a lower end open to said tank chamber adjacent said bottom of said tank chamber and an upper end fluidly connected to said water outlet chamber, and
- an oil outlet chamber positioned above said cover, said oil outlet chamber having a bottom open to said tank chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.