Coalescing vessel

Patent · Tue Jul 28 04:00:00 EDT 1970

OSTI ID:6974400

Kaminsky, V P

An apparatus for the mechanical coalescing of water from a froth of bitumen and water is described. The apparatus consists of a vertical cylindrical open top tank divided into upper and lower compartments by a lower stationary baffle horizontally mounted at a fixed height above the tank bottom, and an upper stationary baffle horizontally mounted a similar height above the lower stationary baffle. The lower face of the upper stationary baffle and the upper face of the lower stationary baffle each have vertically extending pickets equidistantly spaced in rows of pickets, each row radiating outward from the center of each of the baffles where a large central circular opening is located. The bottom of the tank has centrally located withdrawal ports with a support collar mounted above the ports, the support collar rotatably supporting a vertical shaft at the bottom end. Attached to the shaft at a point between the upper and lower stationary baffle is a horizontal upper rotating baffle with vertically mounted teeth on its upper and lower sides. (5 claims)

• Assignee: Cities Serv. Athabasca Inc.
• Patent Number(s): US 3521756
• OSTI ID: 6974400
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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