Patent ID: 6919034
Filing Date: 2005-07-19
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A system for separating immiscible fluids comprising: a hollow vessel having an upper end and a lower end, an input opening being formed through said lower end, a first output opening being formed through said upper end, a second output opening being formed through said hollow vessel adjacent said lower end, said input opening being adapted to receive a mixture of first and second fluids, said first and second fluids being immiscible with respect to one another, said first fluid having a density less than a density of said second fluid, said hollow vessel receiving a separation medium having a density greater than said density of said first fluid and less than said density of said second fluid, said separation medium being immiscible with respect to said first and second fluids; a primary tube being received within said hollow vessel; a secondary tube extending through said input opening and guiding said mixture of said first and second fluids within said primary tube, wherein said first and second fluids separate in said separation medium within said primary tube, said second fluid settling within said hollow vessel beneath said primary tube and being drained through said second output opening, said first fluid rising within said hollow vessel above said primary tube and being drained through said first output opening.