CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATION APPARATUS

摘要

A centrifugal separating apparatus having a vessel with a chamber assembly disposed therein that is rotated by a rotatable main shaft driven by a motor at a predetermined speed for separating water and oil from a stream of fluid. The rotatable chamber assembly defines an upper chamber for receiving the stream of fluid from an inlet tube and a lower chamber for collecting water separated from the stream of fluid. The upper chamber is in fluid flow communication with a plurality of U-tube assemblies with each assembly having a pair of upper oil separation tubes and a single lower water separation tube that extends outwardly in a radial direction from the chamber assembly at the near end of each U-tube assembly. The free end of each U-tube assembly is engaged and communicates with one of a plurality of tubular return sections that collectively define an outer tube that allows for the separation of the oil and water from the stream of fluid during rotation of the main shaft by the centrifugal separating apparatus. A strain retaining plate is engaged to the chamber assembly and the outer tube for providing structural support such that centripetal forces applied by rotation of the main shaft does not apply excess stress to the U-tube assemblies. The motor is in operative association with a microprocessor controller that terminates operation of the apparatus when vibrations generated by the operation of the apparatus exceeds a predetermined value.