Gravity separator
CA 1332715 C · Owner: Souther, Ronnie A. · Inventors: Damberger, Cliff
Overview
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The burying or burning of heavy oil sludges is no longer legal and the separation of such sludges into solid and liquid components represents a serious problem. A relatively simple apparatus for effecting such separation includes an elongated tank of generally V-shaped cross section with an inlet chamber at one end for receiving sludge, a heating chamber adjacent the inlet chamber for receiving lighter liquid from the inlet chamber and a, baffle chamber separated from the inlet and heating chambers by a partition for receiving liquid from the heating chamber. A trough containing a helical auger extends the entire length of the bottom of the tank for receiving solids and discharging such …
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- Granted October 25, 1994. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 25, 2011.
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