Apparatus for oil separation and recovery
OwnerLesley O. Bondinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for cleaning dirt/oil/water mixtures that utilizes a rotating drum wherein the inner cylindrical wall of the drum includes a plurality of V-shaped troughs secured in continuous circumferential array with each vee or apex directed radially outward and secured to the inner drum wall. Canted baffle plates of triangular shape are then secured within each trough with triangle base secured at the vee open top and the triangle apex secured at the vee apex. Input dirty oil having water and dirt suspended is input at one end of the drum proximate the base ends of the baffle plates while lighter weight oil products are separated inward along the axis of the drum and heavy dirt and water materials are driven to the baffle apex points from which they may be extracted.
Claims14
Apparatus for extraction of oil from a water/dirt/oil mix, comprising:
- a container having an axis of revolution, first and second ends, and a side wall consisting of plural, V-shaped flutes forming a continuous side wall as flute open tops are joined contiguously and apex folds are directed radially outward from the axis;
- a plurality of triangular baffles having base and apex, each secured within a respective flute with base adjacent the first end wall and the triangle apex secured at a first point within the apex fold of the flute;
- shaft means secured along the axis of revolution of the container;
- means for controllably rotating the shaft means;
- input means for releasing the water/dirt/oil mix adjacent the triangular baffles at the first end wall;
- first output means connected through the triangle apex to conduct water/dirt heavies to the exterior;
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- second output means proximate the container axis of revolution at the second end wall to conduct oil product lighter components for recovery.
Apparatus for oil separation and recovery from an oil/dirt/water liquid mix, comprising:
- a cylindrical housing having an inner wall and first and second end walls;
- a shaft extending axially through the cylindrical housing and being secured to said first and second end walls;
- a plurality of V-shaped flutes having an open top and an apex, secured around the housing in continuous outward pointing direction with the apex secured to the cylinder inner wall;
- a plurality of canted baffles of triangular shape having base and apex and secured within respective V-shaped flutes with the base secured at the open top of each vee adjacent the first end wall and the triangle apex extending to the apex of the vee at a second point to direct liquid flow longitudinally in said V-shaped flutes;
- means for rotating said shaft and cylindrical housing;
- axial input means for conducting liquid mix oil into the cylindrical housing for release adjacent the first end wall;
- axial output means formed as a bore through said shaft adjacent the second end wall for release of lighter oil products;
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- a circumferential output formed through the V-shaped flutes and the cylindrical housing at said second points for release of heavier contaminants.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.