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We produce Mineral Oil and Residual Oil Separators with flow rates from 2 litres/second up to
5200 litres/second. The separators are made of durable materials to ensure high quality performance
over a very long lifetime. For more than 25 years we export to over 30 countries in Europe, USA,
Japan, China, Taiwan, and the Middle East. A large number of well know oil corporations, engineering
companies, and industrial clients are using Freylit oil separators. All units are tested to conform to
the European Norm EN858.
FREYLIT supplies Mineral Oil and Residual Oil Separators with tanks made of concrete, steel or
polypropylene.
Alternatively we can supply only ‘installation kits’, which are all the necessary oil separator
components inside the tank, and our clients obtain the corresponding tanks locally, build them on
site, or install the ‘installation kit’ into an existing pit. With the “installation kits” we provide the
necessary engineering plans and easy installation and operation instructions.
Moreover, we have a second product line making Wash Water Recycling Systems used for cleaning
waste water from all types of vehicle washing operations, be it cars or trains or even airplanes. The
FREYLIT wash water recycling system is recognised as the most efficient state of the art technology
by all re‐known oil companies worldwide such as Adnoc, Agip, Aral, BP‐Amoco, Emarat, Eppco, Esso,
Idemitsu, Mobil, OMV, Q8 , Shell, Texaco, etc. and also automobile traders such as BMW,
Daimler‐Chrysler, VW, Ford, Ferrari, Daihatsu, etc. in USA, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. With
over 8000 units installed worldwide the FREYLIT system is the system of choice, because of several
advantages, including the reclaim of up to 93% of the wash water normally used.
OIL FIELD Effluent Water Treatment System
PROJECT PROCESS & SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
FREYLIT Coalescent Plates Oil Separator (CPI), Induced Gas Flotation Unit (IGF),
Walnut Shell Filters (WSF)
Produced Water separated in the 3‐Phase Separator Units constitutes the source of oily effluent
water. This water will contain a low (residual) concentration of salt and a residual content of MEG, as
well as dispersed and dissolved hydrocarbons.
This oily water is transferred by positive displacement pump(s) to the inlet of the FREYLIT CPI
Oil/Water Separator, where free oils are removed. The CPI Oil Separator comprises, first, a solids
settlement chamber to allow solids to settle. These are removed by sand washing equipment.
Secondly, the oil separator has the coalescence plates chamber with FREYLIT internals components
package installed where free oils are removed.
Water with residual dispersed oil content flows onwards under pressure to the Induced Gas
Floatation (IGF) Unit. Here micro‐fine gas bubbles are used for coagulating fine oil droplets and
reducing the emulsified oils. Also suspended solids are reduced in the IGF unit. The processed water
from the IGF unit is transferred by centrifugal pumps for final POLISHING to the Walnut Shell Filters
(WSF). WSF or AC filters available for final polishing are fed by the automatically operated feed
pumps. A redundant standby filter can be activated during times, when other filters in undergoing
maintenance or is being back‐flushed.
SINCE 1983 FREYLIT HAS BEEN PRODUCING AND INSTALLING A WIDE RANGE OF
OIL WATER SEPARATORS
COMPETITORS
The American Petroleum Institute Bulletin 421 = API 421
will be used by most of our competitors as specification for their Oil Water Separators
API 421 was originally formulated in the 1970’s as a guide for waste water treatment at refineries and
assumes removal of “free oil” only, with a droplet size of 150-microns and above.
API 421 calls for a coalescing media of parallel inclined plates at 45 to 60 degrees and spaced 0,75 to
1,5 inches apart to separate oil droplets of assumed 60-micron size.
No residual oil content of the water discharged is specified in API 421.
API 421 does not specify a water quality exiting the OWS, but does suggest 50 ppm ( 50 mg/l) of oil
in the water being discharged
FREYLIT
FREYLIT Oil Water Separators are specified and tested according Austrian Norm
ÖNORM B5101 (1990 ) and European Norm EN 858
The Austrian Norm ÖNORM B5101 (1990 ) was the strictest Norm worldwide and specified a water
quality exiting the OWS of 5 ppm ( 5mg/l ) oil in the water being discharged
FREYLIT uses a special computer program to calculate the oil droplets which will be removed out of
the water .
The FREYLIT Separators can remove 100% of all oil droplets which are larger than 25 microns
depending on the design and dimensioning, and 25% of oil droplets with a size of 12 microns .
COALESCING TECHNOLOGY
COMPETITORS
Most of FREYLIT`S competitors use parallel inclined plates as coalescing media
If the space between the inclined plates is to large oil outlet concentration under 50 ppm ( 50 mg/l)
never can be reached because the small oil droplets rise slowly and do not have the chance to touch a
plate.
The below mentioned statement applies only to Oil Separators in an open system in which
oxygen and light can act on the oil-water mixture.
In closed systems (airtight applications) no bacteria and algae can occur.
The following happens if the space between the inclined plates is to small :
Some manufacturers of 45 degree and 60 degree inclined plates state :
If sediment and mud entering the tank with the water the sediment simply slides down each 45 degree
or 60degree plate to the bottom of the tank, however this is not correct .
In oily water environments, bacteria and algae always grows on the surface of the plates and over
time, the algae and bacteria growth makes the space between each plate smaller and smaller so
sediment and mud cannot slide to the bottom of the tank but instead sticks to the algae and bacteria
on the plates.
This causes back pressure and the oil droplets are therefore forced to flow faster across the 45 degree
straight plates.
Since the smaller space is creating back pressure, the oily water flows quicker through the
plates and the plates do not have sufficient time to separate efficiently and the oil outlet
concentrations therefore increase considerably.
FREYLIT
With FREYLIT horizontal wave plate pack separators on the other hand,the oily water always goes
through the corrugated plates colliding with each wave section of the corrugated plates and so the
separation efficiencies are always maintained even with increased back pressure due to algae and
bacteria growth.
Due to the fact that corrugated plates are stacked on top of each other and the resulting shape
(tapered at the corrugation ridges and extended at the corrugation peaks and valleys)
the oil-containing water moves along the corrugated plates at varying speed.
This results in additional particle collisions (possibility to coalesce) of bigger (slower) and smaller
(faster) oil droplets.
As droplets become bigger, on account of these particle collisions, they accelerate their upward
movement, so that they are consequently trapped by the corrugated plates
COMPETITORS
Most of FREYLIT`S competitors are using straight parallel inclined plates installed at
45 or 60 degree slope.
Material: Steel, Stainless Steel ore Polypropylene
FREYLIT
FREYLIT manufacture horizontal corrugated ( wave ) coalescent plates
Material: Oleophilic Polypropylene (PP) and Oleophilic Polyoxymethylenhomopolymer (POM )
POM will be used if the temperature of the oil water mixture is higher than 70° Celsius
LIFETIME of the plates MINIMUM 20 Years
COMPETITORS
INCLINED PLATES : As half of the total surface of any inclined parallel plate media is always angled
upward, rising oil droplets rarely impact the plates.
In other words, half of surface area of any inclined plate media never supports oil droplet coalescing.
FREYLIT
FREYLIT coalescent plates are arranged in horizontal position in order to fully utilize the complete
surface area of each coalescent plate.
1. FREYLIT CAN BUILT THE CONTAINER OF THE OIL WATER SEPARATOR MUCH SMALLER
THAN OUR COMPETITION ( INCLINED PLATE or API separators )TO DELIVER THE SAME
OIL OUTLET CONCENTRATION
The FREYLIT CPI Oil Separator is a compact unit with an integrated silt chamber, oil
separator and residual oil separator.
Any oil from chemically produced stable emulsions or soluble oils can not be separated by
mechanical oil separators.
Bore holes in the apices of the corrugation ridges (diameter 15 mm), allow the oil collected in
the apices of the ridges to move upward and reach the oil collection layer. Due to the fact
that corrugated plates, which are tapered at the corrugation ridges, are stacked on top of
each other, the oil-containing water moves along the corrugated plates at varying speed.
This results in additional particle collisions (possibility to coalesce) of bigger and smaller oil
droplets. The droplets become bigger, on account of these particle collisions, which
accelerate their upward movement, so that they are consequently trapped by the corrugated
plates. The plates have a length of 590 mm.
Company Name:
Address:
Contact Person:
Phone: FAX:
Briefly describe the process which is the source of the wastewater / effluent stream
containing the oil to be removed. If you have more than one process stream or type of
wastewater, but they are ultimately combined (at present) in your facility prior to treatment or
discharge, please describe them individually (use one sheet per process stream):
Feed flow rate : 360 m³/hr minimum 576 m³/hr maximum 450 m³/hr average
Continuous Flow ?
Specific Gravity of
Oil Content : ppm Specific Gravity of Oil : Water :
TSS : _______ mg/l TDS : _______ mg/l BOD : _________ COD : ________
How will the oily water be fed into the oil separator?
a- By natural gravity laminar flow (e.g. surface runoff to underground oil separator) X
b- Oily water will be pumped into the oil separator. If so, indicate type of pump to be used
(e.g. centrifugal pump, positive displacement pump, etc.)
Other pertinent information such as the presence of solvents, oxidants, polymers, etc:
Do you currently treat this effluent in any way? If yes, please describe:
Project Objectives:
Additional Comments:
DESIGN CALCULATION according API 421:
Project: CPI Separator flow rate 576 m³/hour (2x M+R 80)
Design results:
Vt vertical velocity, or rise rate of the design oil globule diameter 0,015 cm 4,667410714 cm/sec
vertical velocity, or rise rate of the design oil globule diameter D 0,243060268 cm/sec
vertical velocity, or rise rate of the design oil globule diameter D using kinematic viscosity 0,258401624 cm/sec
vertical velocity, or rise rate of the design oil globule diamteter 0,015 cm using kinematic viscosity 2,879909366 cm/sec
minimum vertical velosity or rise rate for calculation 0,243060268 cm/sec
Project: CPI Separator flow rate 576 m³/hour (2x M+R 80)
VP = T * B * H * X * f
Vz = VP / NS
Residence time of oily waste water in the plate packs Vz 37,4693 sec
Flow Rate of Oil Separator = Nominal Size (NS) NS 0,1600 m³/sec
vr = ps / Vz
4. Calculation to determine the size (diameter) of oil droplets which can be removed
CONCLUSION : According to the above formula this oil separator will remove 100% of all oil
droplets which are larger than
28 Mikron diameter.
The spezial design of the FREYLIT coalescent plates features smaller plate distance at the crests of the waves than in the troughs. This
produces a pulsating stream, where smaller oil droplets collede to coalesce into lager droplets. This ensures that even smaler oil droplets are
also removed.
DESIGN CALCULATION for FREYLIT CPI Oil Separator:
Project: CPI Separator flow rate 576 m³/hour (2x M+R 80)
Design parameters:
Qm design flow rate to the separator 0,16 m³/sec
D diameter of the oil globule to be removed 28 Mikron
T lenght of plate pack 0,585 m
B width of plate pack 0,305 m
H height of plate pack 1,75 m
x total number of plate packs in assembly 24 pcs.
R plate pack rows per channel 2 -
Separator size:
LCPI minimum lenght of separator per channel 3,2 m
minimum width of separator per channel,
BCPI 20 cm side dams on each side of the plate packs 2,23 m
dCPI minimum waterlevel of separator per channel 1,85 m
number of separator channels,
n max. 10 plate packs per row 2-
VCPI separator volume per channel 13,2016 m³
ACPI separator surface area per channel 7,136 m²
min. oil storage capacity per channel 1,4272 m³
Nennleistung;
160 l/sek
flow rate
Plattenabstand;
6 mm
distance between plates
Wellplattenlänge;
585 mm
lenght of plate pack
gewählte Pakethöhe;
17,5 dm
selected plate pack hight
Pakethöhe;
17,5 dm 5,741469825 ft
plate pack hight
Anströmfläche;
640,5 dm² 68,94284624 ft²
incident flow area
Durchstömungsgeschwindigkeit;
0,0322 m/s 0,10561465 ft/s
velocity of flow
gesamt Plattenpaketoberfläche;
475,2395222 m² 5115,435645 ft²
total plate pack surface
Plattenpaketvolumen;
7,49385 m³ 264,6428114 ft³
plate pack volume
size comparison
API Separator FREYLIT CPI Separator
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5,2 4,46
2,1 1,85 1 2
Size (μm) Volume In % Size (μm) Volume In % Size (μm) Volume In % Size (μm) Volume In % Size (μm) Volume In %
0,010 0,000 0,105 0,000 1,096 0,430 11,482 1,020 120,226 9,650
0,011 0,000 0,120 0,000 1,259 0,410 13,183 1,190 138,038 9,180
0,013 0,000 0,138 0,000 1,445 0,380 15,136 1,350 158,489 7,980
0,015 0,000 0,158 0,000 1,660 0,340 17,378 1,460 181,970 6,230
0,017 0,000 0,182 0,000 1,905 0,310 19,953 1,510 208,930 4,300
0,020 0,000 0,209 0,000 2,188 0,280 22,909 1,470 239,883 2,390
0,023 0,000 0,240 0,000 2,512 0,270 26,303 1,360 275,423 0,200
0,026 0,000 0,275 0,000 2,884 0,270 30,200 1,240 316,228 0,000
0,030 0,000 0,316 0,000 3,311 0,290 34,674 1,170 363,078 0,000
0,035 0,000 0,363 0,000 3,802 0,320 39,811 1,290 416,869 0,000
0,040 0,000 0,417 0,130 4,365 0,360 45,709 1,710 478,630 0,000
0,046 0,000 0,479 0,200 5,012 0,400 52,481 2,500 549,541 0,000
0,052 0,000 0,550 0,280 5,754 0,460 60,256 3,700 630,957 0,000
0,060 0,000 0,631 0,340 6,607 0,520 69,183 5,200 724,436 0,000
0,069 0,000 0,724 0,390 7,586 0,610 79,433 6,830 831,764 0,000
0,079 0,000 0,832 0,420 8,710 0,720 91,201 8,300 954,993 0,000
0,091 0,000 0,955 0,440 10,000 0,860 104,713 9,320 1096,478 0,000
0,105 1,096 11,482 120,226 1258,925
Based on the proces calculation of the FREYLIT CPI Oil separator, all oil droplets can be separated, which are larger than 28,000 μm
% will be
81,190 achieved!
Based on the present distribution of oil droplets and the process calculation of the FREYLIT CPI Oil separator, a separation eficiency of
At an influent oil content of 1000,000 mg/l and the present distribution of oil droplets the oil content in the outlet can be reduced to 188,100 mg/l
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FREYLIT Quotation
In reference to your request and specifications provided for your project we herewith submit our quotation for the following FREYLIT Oil Separator System:
Project:
CPI Separator flow rate 576 m³/hour (2x M+R 80)
Based on the proces calculation of the FREYLIT CPI Oil separator, all oil droplets can be separated, which are larger than 28 microns.
FREYLIT is to supply the CPI coalescent plate packs and other internals to be fitted into concrete or steel basins to be erected by others.
Model: EBS-80
Total € 0,00
Payment: 50 % down payment after acceptance of the purchase order and 50 % upon delivery to the freight forwarder, or with letter of credit.
DELIVERY TERMS:
Ex works, AUSTRIA
DELIVERY TIME:
Within 6 to 7 month after receiving P/O
The equipment will be delivered in the minimum economic number of assemblies taking due account of preservation and transport requirements.
FREYLIT guarantees full manufacturer’s warranty period of 18month from the date of delivery, or 12months from the date of installation, whichever comes first;
provided that operation and maintenance is performed according to manuals.
Reinforced concrete or steel structure located below or above grade, with access manholes, lids, etc.
Inlet and outlet pipes.
Import duties & handling, field unloading.
Installation, start-up & commissioning, operator & maintenance training work .
Sincerely yours,
The FREYLIT modular plate-pack system the perfect solution for oil
separation in large scale industrial oil separators. In many industries
process waters are contaminated with oil which needs to be removed
before returning the water into the process cycle, for example in steel
mills. Coalescent plate pack separators are the most economic method
of treating such process waters efficiently. Large scale oil separators are
also used for the environmentally friendly disposal of waste waters from
power stations, fuel storage facilities, airports, harbours, marine oil
terminals, etc. FREYLIT oil separators are also used for the recovery of
valuable oil from oil/water mixtures at oil fields.
The separators usually comprise a concrete basin (silt chamber) for the
settlement of solid particles followed by concrete cells for the oil
separators. FREYLIT designs such systems and supplies the necessary
components which are installed inside the concrete basins.
Capacity
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