Oil Skimmer(OK)

Our company offer excellent quality Maxflow branded of oil skimmer is a device that is designed to remove oil floating on a liquid surface. Depending on the specific design they are used for a variety of applications such as oil spill response, as a part of oily water treatment systems, removing oil from machine tool coolant and aqueous parts washers, and collecting fats oils and greases in wastewater treatment in food manufacturing industries.

Oil skimmers were used to great effect to assist in the remediation of the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989. Oil skimmers are different from swimming pool sanitation skimmers that are designed for a related but different purpose.

PROCESS OF OIL SKIMMER

Specific gravity is the ratio between the density of one fluid and the density of a reference fluid. It is also referred to as Relative Density. The reference fluid for liquids is usually water while the reference fluid for gases is air at room temperature.
Oil and hydrocarbons typically have lower specific gravity than water. This means that when a mixture of oil and water settles, the oil usually floats on the surface of the water. This is the first stage of the separation of oil from water.
Surface tension is the second principle that makes oil skimming possible. It refers to the affinity fluid molecules have to each other and other materials. Oil and water have very different surface tension characteristics. This makes oil skimming one of the most effective ways of separating the two fluids.
Oil molecules tend to have low affinity for water molecules. This makes the molecules bond better to each other and other materials than to water. When in contact with the skimming media, the oil molecules naturally stick to it and separate themselves from the water. Water has a low affinity for oil and other materials, thus it slides off the skimmer easily.