An Oil Water Separator is a device used to treat wastewater. It removes Oils, Grease and Hydrocarbons. The wastewater can then be disposed of safely into Council Sewer or to the Environment with specialised filtration approved systems. There are different kinds of Oil Water Separators, and most systems are available in polymer and stainless steel. They are used for varying commercial and industrial applications. They also treat contaminants found in water, including free-floating oil, emulsified oil, dissolved oil, and suspended solids.
GPS Environmental has the largest range of Oil Separators for use in wash-down bays, workshops, refuelling areas, construction sites, Mining, transformer bunds and car washes.
VGS Oil Water Separators
What makes VGS Oil Water Separators stand out:
- continuously meets the performance standards is able to handle high concentrations of oil
- effectively removes the suspended solids
- reduces vapour content to acceptable levels
- requires less floor space
The VGS is a flooded system in which the inlet and outlet columns form a U-tube configuration such that the oil is trapped on one side of the main body, while the cleaned water flows out of the other side.
The main body contains a continuous truncated conical spiral pack (SPAK) which is made of olephilic material. Oily water is delivered into the bottom of the main body where it flows upwards through the centre of the SPAK assembly.
At the top of the main body, free oil and low density suspended solids are held, which eventually flow out for collection and suitable disposal.
The partially cleaned water is directed to the outside perameter of the conical SPAK and follows a tortuous pattern while cascading down and around the SPAK.
Here the lower density fluid (oil) is drawn up the incline of the olephilic surface of the SPAK and back into the low pressure centre of the VGS, where it co mingles with the incoming fluid and is redirected to the top of the main body.
A continuous convection is created within the SPAK by the density and pressure variation down the fluid column and the upward flow of the cleaned water will enter the output leg of the separator and will travel up and out of the system, whilst the heavy solids will drop to the base of the vessel.
The VGS (Vertical Gravity Separator) has been developed to effectively remove free oil, grease and suspended solids from wastewater plus greatly reduce the frequency and difficulty of maintenance compared to conventional plate separators.
Coalescing plate separators
Our coalescing plate separators lead the Australian market in removing suspended solids, free oils and grease from waste water.
We have one of the most comprehensive ranges on the market – with capacities ranging from 1,000L to 50,000L. Easy to install and maintain, they’ll help you meet – and exceed – water authority regulations.
VGS – Vertical Gravity
The VGS is a cylindrical system in which the inlet and outlet columns form a U-tube configuration such that the oil is trapped on one side of the main body, while the cleaned water flows out of the other side.
The main body contains a continuous truncated conical spiral pack (SPAK) which is made of olephilic material. Oily water is delivered into the bottom of the main body, where it flows upwards through the centre of the SPAK assembly.
Class 1 Separators
Designed to achieve a concentration of less than 5 mg/l of oil under standard test conditions, should be used when the separator is required to remove very small oil droplets.
Surface water drains normally discharge to a watercourse or indirectly into underground waters (groundwater) via a soak away. Contamination of surface water by oil, chemicals or suspended solids can cause these discharges to have a serious impact on the receiving water.
Spinifex – Ultra Spin
Like many oily water separators, the Ultraspin system separates the oil/fat and the water based on the density difference – the oil/fat droplets being lighter than the water. To do this the oily wastewater is pumped tangentially into the separator which forms a powerful vortex and huge centrifugal forces. This squeezes the lighter oil/fat droplets into the centre of the vortex. Two streams are generated: treated water ready for discharge or reuse, and the separated oil for storage and disposal.
- The centrifugal separation force generated is over 1000 times the force of gravity!
- Separates emulsified oil droplets as small as 10 microns!
