FLOTATION APPARATUS

摘要

A flotation apparatus 110 includes a separation chamber 112 with six separation vessels 114 located around the periphery of the chamber 112. A tangential inlet 122 is provided for each vessel 114 through which a mixture of oil and water passes into the vessels 114, with separation occuring as some of the material carried by bubbles weirs over the top of the vessels 114. Separated oil passes out through an oil outlet 126 in an upper part of the chamber 124, and gas passes out through a gas outlet 130 at the top of the chamber 124.

主权项

1. Separation apparatus for separating a mixture of oil and water, the apparatus comprising a separation chamber, an inlet into the chamber for a mixture to be separated, a plurality of separation vessels located in the chamber, each separation vessel having an upper part providing a weir to permit material to pass thereover, a connection from the chamber inlet to inlets in a lower part of each separation vessel to enable mixture to be urged into each vessel, the chamber having an outlet for water below the weirs for water having passed thereover, the chamber having an outlet for oil or gas at an upper part thereof.