OIL SKIMMER

 Separating clean oil from industrial process water is a strong demand of today's world industries. To get rid of the oil and water mixture by wasting lots of water and using non-efficient separators. Today water is becoming rare and expensive. Modern and high efficient solutions are asked for and an active recycling of resources. Oil separating basins of the traditional construction still waste a lot of water and money.

The demand is - Collect the oil and let the water and the oil return in to the production process.

PRINCIPLE 

The Oil Skimmer works according to the principle of adhesion.

 The oil sticks to the smooth outer surfaces of the tube. The water stays back. The constantly rotating tubes pull the oil, which is like a film, of the water surface and transports it to outside of the tube surfaces. With collecting channels, the stripped off oil is lead to a pre collection tank at the rear of the skimmer and from three by a non-emulsifying pump to the main collection tank. This tank usually stands outside the separating basin or tank.

ADVANTAGE

Due the collection of the oil from the surface of the water, the skimmer pulls off mostly just oil when working in a closed oil layer and nearly no water. The oil collecting efficiency in closed oil slicks comes up to 95% pure oil. The more oil available the higher the efficiency of the skimmer. The main collection tank will not be filled with mostly water but oil.

With sufficient oil supply on the water surface and direct feed to the front inlet of the skimmer by light stream, the skimmer separates up to 300 liter per day with little water content.

HANDLING 

Due to its moderate weight of approx. 45 kg skimmer can be handled very comfortably. The skimmer can be used both as a mobile unit - usable on different oil separating basinsor fixed. The skimmer doesn't need skilled personnel for operation.

ENERGY DEMAND : 0.5 HP / Hour  

MATERIAL

All metal parts including bearings are of reputed make and seawater resistant steel.

MAINTENANCE

The oil skimmer is nearly free of maintenance demands. After finishing a job it is cleaned with a hot steam cleaner. The oil transportation pipes and the pre collection tank are emptied and cleaned.

 During strong be removed 200 - 300 liter / day (Highly Viscons oil)