Oil removal device with integrated gravity separator
OwnerSteven Davidianinventor
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Abstract
An oil removal device for separating floating oils from water or water-based liquids. A rotating disk lifts viscous oils frown the water or water-based liquid. The oil is removed from the disk by wiper blades on either side of the disk on the downward part of the disk's travel. The oil then falls into channels and is channeled into a storage container. A support frame comprising a base and a center post attached to the base is connected to and supports the disk, wiper blades and channels. A gravity separating chamber could be used in place of the storage container. Water collected by the disk is diverted from the oil by a small-scale gravity separator module. The gravity separator module includes a weir having a gap or space at the bottom to separate the water from the oil.
Claims9
A device for removing oil from a mixture of oil and a water-based solution, said device comprising:
- support means comprising:
- a generally horizontally extending base member for supporting said device on a generally horizontal support surface, and
- a vertically extending central support member attached to said base member, said central support member extending in a direction generally perpendicular to said base member;
- drive means mounted to said base member;
- a pair of oil-removal means, each oil-removal means laterally mounted to opposing sides of said central support member and defining a gab therebetween;
- rotatable oil-collection means for collecting a mixture of oil and water-based solution, said oil-collection means attached to said drive means which rotates said oil-collection means about an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of said base member, through the gap between said pair of oil-removal means;
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- oil-channeling means mounted to said base member and said central support member, and positioned beneath said oil-removal means for channeling said mixture collected by said oil-collection means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.