Continuous, active oil removal is crucial for optimal performance of oil water separators.
It's easy to separate oil from water. Let it sit long enough, and it will happen on its own. If you ever looked at a bottle of oil and vinegar salad dressing before you shook it, you know what we mean. The tricky part comes when you want to remove the oil from the water. Traditional oil water separators use passive methods such as slotted pipes or overflow weirs that are supposed to siphon off surface oil and drain it to a collection vessel. But that’s not as simple as it sounds.
If the slots or weirs are set too high, oil remains on the surface of the water. That means, if they’re not regularly monitored, oil can build up and cause costly maintenance and performance problems, including clogging and noxious bacteria growth. However, if the slots or weirs are set too low, they take in water along with the oil, contaminating it. That defeats the purpose of the oil water separation system and drives up the cost of hauling and recycling the waste oil.
Fortunately, Oil Skimmers, Inc. has a compact, fully automatic oil removal solution. Our SAS® System features “Active Oil Removal,” a proprietary process that incorporates an industrial oil skimmer.
This free-floating tube skimmer (sometimes called a rope mop skimmer or a snake skimmer) floats on the surface of the water, collecting oil on its exterior. It’s then automatically drawn into the skimmer, where the oil is scraped off and drained into a collection tank. The clean tube is then returned to the water to collect more waste oil.
This process eliminates the failures and deficiencies of traditional oil removal systems while minimizing costs and reducing maintenance demands. Plus, the tube oil skimmer protects the performance of the oil water separator, keeping it performing at peak efficiency.
Contact us to discover the ease and efficiency of Active Oil Removal with the Oil Skimmers, Inc. SAS System, and learn how we can design an oil removal or separation solution that fits your unique application.
