An electrically enhanced inclined plate separator.

摘要

The shell (1) of a cylindrical vessel, horizontally extended, contains three compartments (5,6,20) through which emulsions of polar and non-polar liquids are sequentially passed for separation. The heating and the electric field in the first two compartments are optional. The third compartment contains an inclined plate separator (21) connected to an electrical system (23) to generate electric fields within the passages of the separator to coalesce and separate the polar liquid from the non-polar liquid.