200 Flow rate (gpm) Formula: 2 6 65 Water temperature (F) 65d typical Qm / (AH 7.48) = ( * 1.072 x 10 ) (Sw - S) / 0.9 Specific Gravity of the Oil (S.G = g/cm3) 3 Qm = design flow, in M /Hr Oil droplet size to be removed (in microns) 60 30 microns typical AH = horizontal separator area, in M 2
Coalescing media plate spacing
0.75 (0.5", 0.75", or 1.2") = oil droplet diameter in microns 2 Correction Factor (0.1 - 2.0) Sw = specific gravity of the wastewater 3 45 Amount of Media Installed in OWS (ft ) S = specific gravity of the wastewaters oil phase = wastewaters absolute (dynamic viscosity, in poise) RESULTS 0.9984 Density of the Water (S.G.= g/cm3) 0.0105 Viscosity (in Poise) Rise Rate of Oil Droplet (gpm/ft2) - 0.2711 calculated Horizontal Surface Area area (ft2) of the Note: This calculation is based on the methods proposed in API Publication 421 February 1990 using Stokes Law. The calculation 1475.20 separator needed to achieve desired oil first solves for total Horizontal Surface Area, which is then removal performance translated to Media Coalescing Area to determine how many cubic 42 Media Coalescing Area (ft2/ft3.) feet of media are needed. Cross section velocity is also determined Cubic feet (ft3) of media volume - to ensure the maximum velocity of 3 fpm is not exceeded. 35.12 calculated MINIMUM Cross Sectional Velocity (ft/min). MUST 2.97 be < 3fpm