Patent ID: 11857893
Assignee: 1501367 ALBERTA LTD.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A fluid treatment separator comprising:
a separation chamber having an oil outlet;
a water chamber having a water outlet below a height of the oil outlet;
a fluid passage connecting between the separation chamber and the water chamber, the fluid passage being below a height of the water outlet;
a centrifuge flow separator in the separation chamber, the centrifuge flow separator having an upper opening and a lower opening, the upper opening having an area smaller than the lower opening; and
a mixed fluid inlet in fluid connection with the centrifuge flow separator for providing mixed fluids to the separation chamber,
and further comprising:
i. a centrifuge flow diffuser positioned at the lower opening of the centrifuge flow separator; or,
ii. flow stabilization vanes arranged in the separation chamber adjacent to the upper opening of the centrifuge flow separator.