Oil/Water Separators
Oil water separators separate the water from the oil contaminant of compressed air condensate. Current wastewater limits classify condensate collected from a compressed air system as hazardous waste. However, by separating the oil from the water you can effectively minimize the amount of hazardous waste and reduce your disposal costs. Most compressed air condensate is 97% water and only 3% contaminant. The operation of an oil/water separator is simple: a pressure-relief chamber separates condensate and expanding air, the condensate then passes into a primary settlement tank and a main settlement tank where the droplets of oil are separated and rise to the surface. Then an adjustable oil funnel allows the oil to be continuously skimmed off the surface and siphoned off into an oil container. The water that remains is purified through a pre-filter and an activated carbon adsorber, and the water then leaves the oil/water separator ready for disposal. Scales Industrial Technologies has various models and types of oil/water separators to meet any system size.