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This document provides information and calculations for sizing an API oil-water separator. It includes a design flow rate, temperature, oil and water properties, and viscosity as user inputs. The results section displays minimum, maximum, and designed dimensions for the separator width, depth, length, and oil droplet size. Graphs show relationships between density and temperature and viscosity and temperature. Steps are provided for sizing the separator channel width and depth to achieve a horizontal velocity below 3 feet per minute while maintaining a depth to width ratio from 0.3 to 0.5. Contact information is given to speak with an application engineer for more details.

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API Sizing Calculations WebSite

This document provides information and calculations for sizing an API oil-water separator. It includes a design flow rate, temperature, oil and water properties, and viscosity as user inputs. The results section displays minimum, maximum, and designed dimensions for the separator width, depth, length, and oil droplet size. Graphs show relationships between density and temperature and viscosity and temperature. Steps are provided for sizing the separator channel width and depth to achieve a horizontal velocity below 3 feet per minute while maintaining a depth to width ratio from 0.3 to 0.5. Contact information is given to speak with an application engineer for more details.

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Hydro-Flo Technologies, Inc.

The Art and Science... of Wastewater Treatment

Company Location API Separator Calculations USER INPUT IN YELLOW Design Flow rate (in gpm) Temperature (in deg F) Specific Gravity of the Oil (in g/cm3) Oil Droplet size (in microns) Density of the Water (in g/cm3) Viscosity (in Poise)

250 150 0.34 150 0.98022 0.00439

An "oil droplet size" of 150 is typically API separators. Do not change this you have a specific need. The minim value is 60

For more detailed information go to www.HydroFloTech.com RESULTS Width of separator in feet Depth of separator in feet Length of separator in feet Oil Droplet (in cm) 0.015

5.000 2.500 25.000

Call 630-762-0380 to talk to a Hydro-Flo application engineer Minimum Allowable Result 1.80 3.54 11.14 11.14 3.00 3.00 0.85 1.20 5.00 5.00 11.34 1.00 0.30 0.30 Maximum Allowable Result 1.80 3.54 11.14 160.00 3.00 0.21 0.06 1.17 100.00 5.00 11.08 20.00 10.00 0.50

Design 1.80 3.54 11.14 12.50 3.00 2.67 0.76 1.20 25.00 5.00 11.31 5.00 2.50 0.50

terminal velocity (in cm/s) terminal velocity (in ft/min) Minimum cross sectional area needed (in ft) Cross Sectional Area (in square feet) maximum horizontal velocity (15*vt, but must be <=3) horizontal velocity (in ft/min) vh/vt short-circuiting factor Length of unit (must be at least 5X of width) (in ft) length/width minimum horizontal area Width of channel (in feet) (must be 6 to 20) Depth (in feet) Depth/Width Ratio (must be .3 to .5)

Step 1: Adjust the width and depth of the chanel until you achieve a horizontal velocity <=3. Ideal horizontal velocity should be in the <=2 range at average flow. Make sure that you maintain a depth/width ratio of .3 to .5

Step 1: Adjust the width and depth of the chanel until you achieve a horizontal velocity <=3. Ideal horizontal velocity should be in the <=2 range at average flow. Make sure that you maintain a depth/width ratio of .3 to .5

An "oil droplet size" of 150 is typically the norm for API separators. Do not change this value unless you have a specific need. The minimum useable value is 60

of the chanel until you achieve a eal horizontal velocity should be in ow. Make sure that you maintain .5

of the chanel until you achieve a eal horizontal velocity should be in ow. Make sure that you maintain .5

Density vs. Temperature


1

0.99

0.98

Temperature (in deg F)

0.97

0.96

0.95

0.94

0.93 0 50 100 Density (in g/cm3) 150 200 250

Temp F 32 50 60 70 80 85 100 120 140 160 180 212

Absolute Viscosity Centipoises 1.79 1.31 1.12 0.98 0.86 0.81 0.68 0.56 0.47 0.4 0.35 0.28 Poise 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0 0 0 0

Kinematic Viscosity SSU 33 31.6 31.2 30.9 30.6 30.4 30.2 30 29.7 29.6 29.5 29.3 ft/sec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Density (g/cm3) Centistokes 1 1.79 1 1.31 1 1.12 1 0.98 1 0.86 1 0.81 0.99 0.69 0.99 0.57 0.98 0.48 0.98 0.41 0.97 0.36 0.96 0.29

vh/vt 20 15 10 6 3

turbulence factor 1.45 1.37 1.27 1.14 1.07

f=1.2*turbulence factor 1.74 1.64 1.52 1.37 1.28

rbulence and short circuiting factor (F)

1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1

turbulence
1.1 1 vh

vh/vt

Viscosity vs. temperature


0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0 0 0 0 50 100 Temperature (deg F) 150 200 250

Viscosity (in poise)

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