Patent ID: 9662594
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B01D

Claim:
1. An apparatus for water treatment comprising: a strainer and a decanter, the strainer in fluid communication with the decanter, and wherein the decanter provides heat to strained water from the strainer to separate oil-surfactants from the strained water; a feed pump in fluid communication between the strainer and the decanter, wherein the feed pump transfers strained water from the strainer to the decanter; an evaporator in fluid communication with the decanter; an evaporator kettle in fluid communication with evaporator, wherein the evaporator kettle comprises a heat exchanger comprising a tangential feed unit and a vertical tube sheet in fluid communication with the feed unit, wherein the tangential feed unit is an input tube that provides fluid from the evaporator such that the fluid is swirled in a circular motion as it traverses vertically along the tube sheet; a dewatering conveyor in fluid communication with the at least one evaporator kettle, the dewatering conveyor comprises a press for removing excess moisture from the brine; and a hot oil system circulating hot oil to said evaporator kettle and said first evaporator to provide heat exchange therewith.