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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2011
Melvin O. Stacy, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Mark G. Arceneaux, Carencro, LA (US);
Eric Wingate, Church Point, LA (US);
Melvin O. Stacy, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Mark G. Arceneaux, Carencro, LA (US);
Eric Wingate, Church Point, LA (US);
CCS Energy Services LLC, Lafayette, LA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for treating raw water. The apparatus includes a vessel having an inlet for the raw water, an outlet for the skimmed water, a rotor mechanism for creating a plurality of gas bubbles within the raw water, and a disperser device operatively associated with the rotor mechanism for dispersing the plurality of gas bubbles from the rotor mechanism within the vessel. The vessel contains raw water. The gas bubbles create an oily froth on top of the raw water. The apparatus further includes a skim tray positioned about the rotor mechanism for removing the oily froth from the top of the raw water and a secondary skimmer positioned within the skim tray. An external skim tank may be configured to deliver a gas to the rotor mechanism and to receive the oily froth from the secondary skimmer.