Get to know the Separators and its different types

Oil and water do not mix with each other. Oil companies use different methods to separate them. Oil tends to get distributed in the water, which makes it more difficult to separate the two components. Therefore, separators are deployed to achieve this separation process efficiently.

Oil contains three different components, each having different density; water, gas and oil. Gas present in oil remains at top, water settles and bottom and oil floats on water, any solid component if present, settles down at bottom. Separators allow all these components to move slowly and separate them from each other.

The separators are very useful in various types of industries and are very helpful in keeping ecosystem pollution free. They effectively remove hydrocarbons and grease from waste-water. There are various types of separators like High pressure separators Texas and low pressure separators Texas. The choice of separator depends upon its application.

Separators can be classified based on their function as

• Two-phase units – gas is separated from the liquid with the gas and liquid being discharged separately.
• Three-phase separators – fluid is separated into gas, oil, and water with all the three components being discharged separately.

Based on their operating platforms, the separators used by various companies are classified into three categories as

·         High pressure separators Texas with operating pressure ranging from 75- to 1500 psi.

·         Medium pressure separators with operating pressure from 230 to 700 psi.

·         Low pressure separatorsTexas with operating pressure ranging from 20 to 225 psi

High pressure separators Texas use different technologies like hydrocyclone, VGS and many other methods useful for below-the-ground operations. The selection of right type of technology to be used for the separator depends upon the type of industry to which it is to be installed and the quality of waste generated.