Sea Water Intake

Clean (sea) water is used in various appli-

cations like water injection, cooling water,
Cooling Water
Adding value to your process.
process water, ballast water and pre-fil-
tration. Algae, sand, silt and other conta- Water cooling systems are equiped for
minants cause clogging and damage to convective heat transfer. The TwinOmatic
installations and processes. can protect the open systems by recir-
Suitable for many applications within the oilfield and industrial culating water or be placed in closed
(mounted) systems. Common applications
process industries. include circulating systems in oil refineries,
petrochemical and chemical or thermal
power plants. Produced Water
Twin Filter BV, a member of the Parker Hannifin Corporation, manufactures its own automatic self cleaning Whether the goal is to re-inject for
filter series: TWINOMATIC. Heavy duty filter equipment that can be used in many different applications Prefiltration RO disposal or maintain resevoir pressure,
within the oilfield and industrial process industries, specially designed for high flow rates and continuous Sea water is desalinated in order to discharge to surface water or overboard,
operation. Our TwinOmatic is capable of handling flow rates up to 1800 m3/h per single screen covering a convert to fresh water suitable for hu- the TwinOmatic can help to effectively
filtration range from 10 to 500 micron. The unique design of the TwinOmatic automatic self cleaning filter man consumption. Most of the modern treat produced water in a easy and cost
series guarantees a continuous flow rate, even during cleaning cycle. The cleaning mechanism uses high interest in desalination is focused on efficient way.
efficiency suction nozzles which clean 100% of the total filter area due to the spiral rotation of the suction developing cost-effective ways of provid-
scanner. The self cleaning process starts automatically but manual override is always possible. ing fresh water for human use in regions
where the availability of fresh water is
limited.
FILTERING tridge filters or protect other
PROCESS equipment.

Water enters the filter CONTROL

through the inlet (depending SYSTEM
on type first by coarse pro-
tection screen), and flows The TwinOmatic is equipped
into the fine screen from in- with a switch that transmits 1) Inlet
side out creating a minimum an electric signal to the con- 2) Outlet
head loss. Different types of troller when the differential 3) Strainer Chamber
screens can be used for dif- pressure across the screen 4) Coarse screen
ferent filtration ratings. The reaches a preset value. The 5) Fine screen
suction scanner is driven by controller (PLC) activates the 6) Nozzle with brushes
an electric motor and scans flushing cycle by opening the 7) Flushing chamber
the screen spirally. It remo- drain valve and starts the dri- 8) Suction scanner
ves the filter cake after the ve. 9) Motor drive
drain valve opens. The hol-
low nozzles of the scanner SKID MOUNTED
collect the filter cake, which SYSTEM
is then discharged through
the drain valve. Cleaning Twin Filter builds complete Water Injection
takes approximately 25 se- systems specially designed Water injection is used to increase
conds. for the high demands of the pressure on a well, therefore stimu-
offshore and process indu- late the production and increase the
BENEFITS stries. Twin Filter can design oil recovery. Unclean water will have
a custom made skid moun- significant impact on the performance
The TwinOmatic series is ted lay-out for the TwinOma- of the water treatment facilities and will
a competitive piece of fil- tic series, to easily move or result in clogging of the reservoir and Solids Removal
ter equipment that can be protect the equipment on loss of oil production. The TwinOmatic Automatic self cleaning filters are very effective in the
used for the removal of sus- site. Other options such as series used as prefilter mounted in the Waste Water removal of suspended solids down to less than 10
pended solids. Automatic material, connection type reinjection system, to protect the main During many different (oilfield) operations waste micron in size without flocculants, precoats or
self cleaning filters extend and size are available on re- point injection equipment. Pipeline Cleaning water is created. Often these waste streams contain granulated media. They are used to remove sand,
the life, performance and quest. Systems such as fuel lines, lube lines, oil transfer hydrocarbons and/or heavy metals, free and dis- silt and algae from sea water and raw water taken from
efficiency of bag and/or car- lines and hydraulic systems require extremely clean solved. Waste water treatment is necessary to make lakes, rivers or canals.
piping. The TwinOmatic is an ideal solution to re- industrial waste water safe for reuse or release into
move large volumes of solids, such as sand, gravel, the environment. Oils, greases and heavy metals, as
fine heavy powder and rust. The TwinOmatic series well as gasoline and other petroleum by-products are
protect the system to avoid and/or reduce tear and the most common contaminants. The TwinOmatic
wear of the pipelines. series used as prefilter can remove as first stage filter
the hard particles and reduces the operational costs
of the complete filter system.
TwinOmatic Self Cleaning Filter Parker Twin Filter
Our standard TwinOmatic series consist of the following types: Twin Filter BV
A Parker Hannifin company
Zuiddijk 398
1505 HE Zaandam
The Netherlands

phone +31 756 555 000

fax +31 756 555 015

[email protected]
www.parker.com/processfiltration
TwinOmatic Horizontal - Automatic Self TwinOmatic Vertical - Automatic Self TwinOmatic Brush - Automatic Self
www.twinfilter.com
Cleaning Filter Unit Cleaning Filter Unit Cleaning Filter Unit

• Uninterrupted flow and continuous filtration • Uninterrupted flow and continuous • Uninterrupted flow and continuous
during cleaning cycle. filtration during cleaning cycle. filtration during cleaning cycle. Parker Hannifin representatives of Twin Filter products:
• Highly effective cleaning of total filtration • Highly effective cleaning of total filtration • More effective cleaning through brushes.
area. area. • Automatically initiated self cleaning
North America, Houston TX
• Automatically initiated self cleaning • Automatically initiated self cleaning process, manual override possible.
process, manual override possible. process, manual override possible. • Minimal flush water for cleaning. [email protected]
• Minimal flush water for cleaning. • Minimal flush water for cleaning. • Simple, reliable and robust. phone + 1 713 255 7255
• Simple, reliable and robust. • Simple, reliable and robust. • Wide filtration range.
• Wide filtration range. • Wide filtration range. • Fully automatic operation.
Australia, Perth
• Fully automatic operation. • Fully automatic operation. • Low maintenance.
• Low and easy maintenance, due to • Low maintenance. [email protected] • Waste water
horizontal design. • Small footprint due to vertical position. phone + 61 89353 4011 • Produced water
• Extra protection due to prefilter. • Sea-, river-, well water
www.parker.com/processfiltration intake
www.twinfilter.com
• Water injection
• Cooling water
• Pre-filtration RO
• Pipeline flushing
• Solids removal for protec-
tion of process equipment.

TwinOmatic Compact - Automatc Self TwinOmatic Mega - Automatic Self

Cleaning Filter Unit Cleaning Filter Unit

• Uninterrupted flow and continuous filtration • Uninterrupted flow and continuous filtration
during cleaning cycle. during cleaning cycle.
• Effective cleaning of total filtration area. • Highly effective cleaning of total filtration
• Automatically initiated self cleaning area.
process, manual override possible. • Automatically initiated self cleaning process,
• Minimal flush water for cleaning. manual override possible.
For more detailed information please see our data sheets, available on request.
• Simple and reliable. • Minimal flush water for cleaning.
• Wide filtration range. • Simple, reliable and robust.
• Fully automatic operation. • Wide filtration range.
• Low and easy maintenance. • Fully automatic operation.
• Cost effective. • Low maintenance.
• Small footprint due to vertical position.
• Multiple filtration screens.

TWINOMATIC
TwinOmatic TwinOmatic TwinOmatic TwinOmatic TwinOmatic
Horizontal Vertical Brush Compact Mega
Maximal flow rate bbl/hr 750 - 11,300 750 - 11,300 3,150 - 11,300 450 - 2,200 19,300 - 60,400

Filtration area
(m3/hr)
ft2
(120 - 1.800)
3 - 23
(120 - 1.800)
9 - 23
(500 - 1.800)
9 - 23
(70 - 350)
1.08 - 5.7
(2.300 - 7.200)
28.4 - 91.7
Automatic Self Cleaning Filter Series
(cm2) (2.650 - 21.300) (7.990 - 21.300) (7.990 - 21.300) (1.000 - 5.300) (26.000 - 85.000)
Minimal operating pressure psi (bar) 29 (2) 29 (2) 29 (2) 29 (2) 29 (2)
Maximal operating temperature °F (°C) 122°F (50°C) 122°F (50°C) 122°F (50°C) 122°F (50°C) 122°F (50°C)
Inlet and outlet connection* “ (mm) 3 - 14 (80 - 350) 6 - 14 (150 - 350) 6 - 14 (150 - 350) 2 - 6 (50 - 150) 10 - 14 (250 - 350)
Dump connection “ (mm) 2“ (50 mm) 2“ (50 mm) 3“ (76 mm) 2“ (50 mm) 2x3“ ( 2x76 mm)
Flush water for cleaning @ 2 bar bbl 9.25 - 46.2 27.7 - 46.2 37 - 61.6 2.11 - 14 92.5 - 185
(L) (35 - 175) (105 - 175) (140 - 233) (8 - 53) (350 - 700)
© 2011 Parker Hannifin Corporation. All rights reserved.
Mounting position Horizontal Vertical Vertical Vertical Vertical
OG_BS_TwinOmatic
Motor drive* Electrical
Control system* PLC
Construction material vessels* Carbon steel, epoxy coated
Construction material internals* Stainless steel 316L
* Other options are available on request.
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