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Apparatus for separation of oil from oil and water mixtures

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OSTI ID:6529486

An apparatus for separating oil from a mixture of oil and water is described wherein a stream of the mixture is directed along an upwardly inclined inverted channel to separate the oil from the mixture by contact of the oil with the under-surface of the channel for flow upwardly in the channel, and wherein the oil is collected from the upper longitudinal end of the channel and wherein the remainder of the stream is allowed to fall downwardly out of the channel.

Assignee:
Simon-Hartley Ltd.
Patent Number(s):
US 4115279
OSTI ID:
6529486
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English