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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1986
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Derek A Colman, Lordswood, Southampton SO1 8EX, GB;
Martin T Thew, Bitterne, Southampton SO2 5EJ, GB;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210788 ; 2105121 ; 55 52 ; 55447 ; 209144 ; 209211 ;
Abstract
A cyclone separator for removing oil from seawater, the oil being up to a few percent of the volume, is proportioned as follows, symbols having the meaning shown on the FIGURE, a notable feature being the smallness of d.sub.o, the overflow: 10.ltoreq.1.sub.2 /d.sub.2 .ltoreq.25; 0.04<4A.sub.i /.pi.d.sub.1.sup.2 .ltoreq.0.10; d.sub.o /d.sub.2 <0.1; d.sub.1 >d.sub.2 ; d.sub.2 >d.sub.3. The half-angle of the convergence of the taper T.sub.2 is from 20' to 2.degree..