Hydrocyclones have been used in the petroleum industry for de-oiling produced water for some time now.The typical unit consists of tangential inlets followed by a tapered body.A new design based on axial flow past a stationary turbine instead of tangential inlets to induce spin will be presented.The axial flow reduces pressure losses as well as shearing of the oil droplets.Laboratory results of pressure losses,throughput,and performance will be presented.
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