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Influence of Design of Baffles in a Gravity-Dynamic Separator Model on Water-Oil Emulsion Separation Efficiency

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The water-oil emulsion separation process in a gravity-dynamic separator was investigated experimentally in three modes of separator use: without baffles, with baffles in the form of inserts made of open-cell foam material (OCFM), and with plate baffles. An ultrasonic mixer with OCFM baffles was used to produce the emulsion. The results showed the following: in a separator without baffles, separation is less effective; in a separator with OCFM baffles, separation is more effective at low emulsion flow rates; in a separator with plate baffles, separation is more effective at high emulsion flow rates.

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  1. Kazan State Power Engineering University (Kazanskii Gosudarstvennyi Énergeticheskii Universitet), Kazan, Russia

    O. V. Solov’eva, S. A. Solov’ev & R. R. Yafizov

  2. Kazan National Research Technological University (Kazanskii Natsional’nyi Issledovatel’skii Tekhnologicheskii Universitet), Kazan, Russia

    S. I. Ponikarov

  3. Electrol Products Ltd. (OOO Élektrol Produkt), Kazan, Russia

    I. Yu. Portnov

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Translated from Khimicheskoe i Neftegazovoe Mashinostroenie, Vol. 56, No. 11, pp. 9−11, November, 2020.

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Solov’eva, O.V., Solov’ev, S.A., Yafizov, R.R. et al. Influence of Design of Baffles in a Gravity-Dynamic Separator Model on Water-Oil Emulsion Separation Efficiency. Chem Petrol Eng 56, 884–888 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10556-021-00857-5

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