Patent ID: 6099742
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
An emulsion treater comprising:an elongate vessel for receiving oil in which water is emulsified and gas is entrained, and for separating both the water and the gas from the oil, the vessel having a longitudinal axis,means for supporting said vessel such that the axis is at an oblique angle to the horizontal, whereby the vessel has an upper end and a lower end,a lower vessel head closing the lower end, and an upper vessel head closing the upper end,an elongate sleeve extending substantially coaxially through the vessel and having an upper sleeve end which projects through said upper vessel head to terminate in an upper sleeve head which closes the sleeve, the sleeve further having an open lower sleeve end located in the vessel at an intermediate position between the ends of the vessel,an elongate firetube extending substantially coaxially through said vessel and sleeve, the firetube projecting through said upper sleeve head and through said lower vessel head, thereby defining with the sleeve a chamber which surrounds the firetube,burner means for injecting hot combustion gases into the firetube,oil inlet means for admitting oil to the elongate sleeve adjacent the upper sleeve end,gas separator means for removing gas from oil in the elongate sleeve,oil outlet means adjacent the upper vessel head for removing oil from the vessel, andwater outlet means adjacent the lower vessel head for removing water from the vessel.