Tilted Plate Pack, Oil & Solid Separator - Introduction Tilted Plate Pack, Oil & Solid Separator

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Advance Oil/Solid Separation (Tilted Plate Pack) Systems Introduction The phenomenon of "Garvity Separation" is used by engineers extensively for separating the solids from the liquid or fluid as the case may be. It is therefore apparent that material with high density will settle and with lower density float to the surface of fluid. However, the effectiveness of this technique is subjected to various factors such as difference in the density, viscosity, factors of the medium, temperature, turbulence, and also the nature of impurity etc. In some cases chemical coagulation and flocculation is needed for removal of the impurity by making them heavier or lighter. In separation technique while considering the above referred factors, which affects the separation of impurities, an overflow rate (m3/m2/day) or settling velocity (m/hr) is arrived at, which inturn determines the surface area required for the gravity separation. Incidentally it proves the fact that it is independent of the depth of basin. The gravitational system offered by Paramount with technology acquired from M/s. PWT, Holland provides an extensive reduction in surface area requirement of a separator by introducing multi layer separation wherein area required is reduced considerably depending upon number of such layers. It is feasible to achieve almost complete removal of all the particles which would not have normally be achieved by a single large surface separator. This is possible because of considerable increase in the surface area of the unit, within the same depth. In most of the cases the plates are installed at an angle of 45deg. or more and thus the separated material can be collected and removed by gravity. Significance The corrugated plate pack is the heart of our various purification systems consisting of number of parallel corrugated plates. These are framed in a housing of flat plastic plates and then is stiffened by a frame made from plastic material and/or stainless steel. Copyright Paramount Limited., All rights reserved Paramount Limited. HistoryProfileTechnologyProductsSpeciality AreasConsultancy ServicesContact UsIntroduction of TPIPlate Pack SystemWorking Principle of TPIComparison of TPI VS APIList of InstallationDrawing ViewPhotograph ViewTypical ApplicationsDescriptionList of InstallationPhotograph ViewApplicationsFlow DiagramTPI Plant DetailDAF Plant DetailIndian TerritoriesForeign Territories

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Plate Pack System The liquid to be treated flows through the spaces between the Corrugated Plates. Flow through the plate pack is maintained under laminar condition thus allowing the separation to take place under ideal conditions. In addition, much attention has been given to the profile of the corrugated plates. This has been chosen so that a smooth transfer and compaction of the separated particles is effected. In order to reduce the frictional resistance between the separated material and the corrugated plates to the minimum, particular attention is paid to the smoothness and hardness of the plate surface. The Corrugated Plates as well as the casing are made from glass fiber reinforced polyester resin. This material is resistant to the most frequently used chemical additives and temperature. ADVANTAGES Low space requirement. Very low maintenance cost since no moving parts. High efficiency and capacity combined with compact volume. Low installation cost since units are mostly prefabricated. Handles shock loads of flow without affecting effluent quality. Continuos operation without major down time.

Insensitive to weather condition, variation in temperature and composition of incoming liquid. Copyright Paramount Limited., All rights reserved Paramount Limited. HistoryProfileTechnologyProductsSpeciality AreasConsultancy ServicesContact UsIntroduction of TPIPlate Pack SystemWorking Principle of TPIComparison of TPI VS APIList of InstallationDrawing ViewPhotograph ViewTypical ApplicationsDescriptionList of InstallationPhotograph ViewApplicationsFlow DiagramTPI Plant DetailDAF Plant DetailIndian TerritoriesForeign Territories

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Tilted Plate Interceptor - Working Principle of TPI Tilted Plate Interceptor - Working Principle of TPI >> Home >> TPI / CPF >> Working Principle of TPI

Description of Tilted Plate Interceptor Unit High efficient oil removal systems are required to recover maximum quantity of hydrocarbons as well as to make effluent amicable for further treatment & also to meet the pollution control requirements. The existing API type units need vast extensions of the surface area to take care of oil globules of smaller size so as to meet these requirements. An enlarged separating surface, as discussed earlier can be achieved by placing various smaller planes on the top of each other in a tank. If these planes are subsequently inclined in a fitted position, the oil/solids separated between the plates can be removed by gravity. This principle has been realized in the counter current tilted plate interceptor unit. With the objective of not disturbing the particle size distribution unnecessarily, This system has preferably to be fed by gravity. The oily water flows into the interceptor through various components and oil gets separated as described below:

A double slotted baffle at inlet includes evently distributes incoming water at the entrance of the corrugated plate pack.

In the plate pack, the oil droplets are intercepted and coalesce into large droplets. They leave the pack rapidly countercurrent upwards against the liquid flow to the surface.

Settleable material, if the present in the aqueous phase is similarly separated in the plate pack and then slides down to the sludge compartment.

The treated clear water leaves the plate pack at the bottom and gets discharged over the weir to outlet nozzle. PWT is the first manufacturer to succeed in launching the corrugated plate interceptor in a commercial and technically attractive construction. Hundreds of complete advanced wastewater treatment plants have since been put into operation throughout the world. The compact design and the high separating efficiency which are so characteristic, for this gravitational system have unmistakably proven their value in practice in the course of the time. Page 1

Tilted Plate Interceptor - Working Principle of TPI Copyright Paramount Limited., All rights reserved Paramount Limited. HistoryProfileTechnologyProductsSpeciality AreasConsultancy ServicesContact UsIntroduction of TPIPlate Pack SystemWorking Principle of TPIComparison of TPI VS APIList of InstallationDrawing ViewPhotograph ViewTypical ApplicationsDescriptionList of InstallationPhotograph ViewApplicationsFlow DiagramTPI Plant DetailDAF Plant DetailIndian TerritoriesForeign Territories

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Paramount supplied Advanced CPI/ TPI separators for Oily water treatment Systems Introduction
API and CPI (Corrugated plate interceptor) or TPI (Tilted plate interceptor) separators are predominantly used in separation of free oil from effluent water or suspended solids for oily water treatment in an OWS (oily Water System). The basic principle of difference in gravity between the phases (liquid liquid or solid liquid) is employed in an OWS in separation of the two phases. This phenomenon is defined as Gravity Separation. It is therefore apparent that the phase with high density will settle and with lower density float to the surface of fluid. In an OWS, the effectiveness of this technique is subjected to various factors such as difference in the density, viscosity, factors of the medium, temperature, turbulence, and also the nature of impurity etc. In some cases chemical coagulation and flocculation is needed for removal of the impurity by making them heavier or lighter.

In separation technique while considering the above referred factors, which affects the separation of impurities, an overflow rate (m3/m2/day) or settling velocity (m/hr) is arrived at. This factor determines the surface area required for the gravity separation in an OWS. Incidentally it proves the fact that it is independent of the depth of basin. In Oily water treatment, tilted (placed in predetermined angles) plate packs are used in CPI/ TPI separators to improve the size and economy of the separator system. As corrugated plate pack are predominantly used, the tilted plate pack type separators are widely known as Corrugated plate interceptor or simply as CPI separators. However, a TPI (Tilted plate interceptor) may use a corrugated type plate pack or

simply plain parallel plate pack. Hence, TPI separator is a generic terminology used in such type of separators. The separator when used in separation of liquid liquid phases (predominantly removal of free oil in oily water treatment) are called a TPI (Tilted plate interceptor) or a CPI separator. Any separation of suspended solids in oily water treatment by use of CPI (Corrugated plate interceptor)/ TPI (Tilted plate interceptor) separator is incidental due to difference in gravity between the effluents liquid phase and the solid phase. The Tilted plate pack (CPI) separator offered by Paramount with technology acquired from M/s. PWT, Holland provides an extensive reduction in surface area requirement of a separator by introducing multi layer separation wherein area required is reduced considerably depending upon number of such layers. It is feasible to achieve almost complete removal of all the particles which would not have normally be achieved by a single large surface separator. This is possible because of considerable increase in the surface area of the unit, within the same depth. In most of the cases the plates are installed at an angle of 45deg. or more and thus the separated material can be collected and removed by gravity. Principle of a TPI/ CPI separator in Oil water separation (Oily water treatment) Highly efficient oil removal systems are required to recover maximum quantity of hydrocarbons for oily water treatment as well as to make effluent amicable for further treatment & also to meet the pollution control requirements. The existing API type units need vast extensions of the surface area to take care of oil globules of smaller size so as to meet these requirements.

An enlarged separating surface in a CPI/ TPI separator, as discussed earlier can be achieved by placing various smaller planes on the top of each other in a tank. If these planes are subsequently inclined in a fitted position, the oil/solids separated between the plates can be removed by gravity. This principle has been realized in the counter current TPI (tilted plate interceptor) or CPI (Corrugated plate interceptor) separator unit. The objective is not to disturb the particle size distribution of the separated phase. This system is preferably fed by gravity. However, separators are also successful in operation where in the influent flow is pumped from other locations by locating a buffer tank before the influent pass

through the separator. The oily water flows into the interceptor through various components and oil gets separated as described below: A double slotted baffle located at the inlet of the CPI/ TPI separator evenly distributes incoming oily effluent water at the entrance of CPI/TPI separator. In the plate pack of the CPI/ TPI separator, the oil droplets are intercepted and coalesce into large droplets. They leave the plate pack rapidly countercurrent upwards against the liquid flow to the surface. Suspended solids having settling properties, if present in the aqueous phase is similarly separated in the plate pack of CPI/ TPI separator and then slides down to the sludge compartment. The treated clear water or treated effluent (free oil removal in Oily water treatment) from the CPI/ TPI separator leaves the plate pack at the bottom and gets discharged over a weir arrangement and to the outlet nozzle.

PWT was the first manufacturer to succeed in launching the CPI (corrugated plate interceptor)/ TPI (Tilted plate interceptor) separator in a commercial and technically attractive construction. Hundreds of complete advanced wastewater treatment plants have since been put into operation throughout the world. The compact design and the high separating efficiency (of the TPI/ CPI separator) which are so characteristic, for this gravitational system have unmistakably proven their value in practice in the course of the time.

Principle of a TPI/ CPI separator in Oil water separation (Oily water treatment)
The corrugated plate pack in a TPI/ CPI separator, used in Oily water treatment for removal of free oil, is the heart of our various purification systems consisting of number of parallel corrugated plates. A Plate pack is a housing of flat plastic plates (strengthened by resins) and stiffened by a frame made from plastic material (strengthened by resins) and/or stainless steel. The number of plates in a Plate pack is determined by in-house developed calculations, based on the long experience acquired by supply of the separators to various industrial applications. The number of plates per Plate pack is also factored to a certain extent on economy of size of the separator. The number of Plate packs per TPI/ CPI separator is calculated based on the effluent flow and its characteristics to the unit The liquid to be treated flows through the spaces between the Corrugated Plates in each Plate pack. Ideal condition for separation is achieved in the TPI (Tilted plate interceptor)/ CPI (Corrugated plate interceptor) separator by simulating a laminar

flow condition through the plate pack. Much attention is also being given on the profile of the corrugated plates in the Paramount (PL) designed TPI/ CPI separator. The specific profile has been chosen by Paramount (PL) so that a smooth transfer and compaction of the separated particles is effected in the TPI/ CPI separator. In order to reduce the frictional resistance between the separated material and the corrugated plates to a minimum, particular attention is paid to the smoothness and hardness of the plate surface. The Corrugated Plates as well as the casing of the Plate Pack of TPI/ CPI separator are made from glass fiber reinforced polyester resin. This material is resistant to the most frequently used chemical additives and temperature. Paramount has specialized in design of TPI/ CPI separator installation in both RCC (Reinforced cement concrete) and steel basins. The selection of the basin of the TPI/ CPI separator is advised to client based on the basic requirement, adaptability, time and economy criteria envisaged in the Oily water treatment process installed.

ADVANTAGES OF PARAMOUNT DESIGNED TPI/ CPI SEPARATORS IN OILY WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM
Low space requirement Very low maintenance cost since there are no moving parts High efficiency and capacity combined with compact volume. Low installation cost since units are mostly prefabricated. Handles shock loads of flow without affecting effluent quality. Continuous operation without major down time. Insensitive to weather condition, variation in temperature and composition of incoming liquid Selection of type of basins (RCC, Mild steel, Stainless steel) for plate packs in TPI/ CPI separator In house capability in design and detailed engineering of civil basin or steel structure and skid mounted steel structural basins for TPI/CPI separator.

Comparison of TPI vs API Oil Separator

Sr. No. 1. Feature Space Requirement TPI Unit Low (~20 % of API Unit) API Unit High

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Power Consumption Moving Parts Wear & Tear Maintenance Oil Removal Efficiency Min. Oil Removal Globule size Susceptibility to Shock Oil Loads Susceptibility to Shock Hydraulics Loads

Nil Nil Nil Nil Very High 50 Micron No Marginal Yes as Prefabricated Construction Yes

Yes Yes Yes High High 150 Micron Yes High No

10. Ease of Construction 11. Ease of Installation 12. Future Expansion 13. Requirement of Spares 14. Cost of Unit 15. Down Time due to Maintenance

No Not Possible As New Very Easy by Adding Unit has to be plate pack modules Installed No Yes Low High No Yes