Chapter 5.

bowl function

The

Separator

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Bowl function

Chapter 5. bowl function

What happens inside?

Operates with the Alcap principle, thus no gravity

disc

No level ring
Centrishoot
Complete displacement
Complete ejection
Clean bowl!

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Paring tube
CentriLock
Seal ring

Inlet pipe

Nozzle

Discharge
slide

Operating
water ring
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Activity
Snap ring (Centrilock)
Bowl hood

O-ring

Bowl discs

Hood seal/o-ring
Top disc

Distributor

O-rings
Inlet / outlet pipe
Paring tube

Cap nut
Nut

Bowl body

O-ring
O-ring
Operating slide

O-ring
Operating slide holder

Discharge slide
Seal ring

Operating water
ring
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Bowl inlet and outlets

Inlet
Oil outlet
Water outlet

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question

Which other separator for

marine and power use has
the oil paring disc inside
the top of the disc stack?

MSPX
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question
No level ring!
Why has the level ring been
removed?

A level ring is not

necessary in this separator
design .

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question

Why has the water

paring disc been
replaced by a paring
tube?

To avoid generation
of heat in separator
top
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Product flow
1. Alcap
Valve V 5 normally closed

Conditioning water
2. Oil flow
Inlet
Paring chamber
3.Water / Sludge
4. Paringtube position

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Inside the bowl

at discharge -1

Dirty oil in
Interface / separated
sludge

If back pressure increased?

Oil level inwards
Interface outwards
Water level inwards
Paring tube inwards

If back pressure decreased?

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Inside the bowl

at discharge -2

Feed off
Oil level
Water level

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Inside the bowl

at discharge -3
1 - Water outlet closed
2 - Oil outlet closed
opened at pressure
increase signal from
PT4 in oil outlet.

3 - Oil displaced
Displacement
volume based on
calibration of water
flow at first start-up.
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Inside the bowl

at discharge -4

Displacement continues
Paring tube moves in
Oil column replaced by
water - heavier

Complete
displacement

Tube flush

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Inside the bowl

at discharge -5

After discharge
Empty bowl

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Inside the bowl

at discharge -6

Conditioning water
is added , time is
depending on
calibration made at
first start-up

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Inside the bowl

at discharge -7

After conditioning
water

Top disc well

covered

Water does not

reach disc stack

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Inside the bowl

at discharge -8

Inside the bowl at discharge

-8

Feed on

Bowl in running
condition

Water pushed out

Oil does not pass
top disk

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Activity

Using your notes, describe sequence at discharge to

person next to you!

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Oil/water back pressure, tube

position, Appendix 4

Previous separator models

Increase oil back pressure increases water pressure
FOPX, water indicating pressure increases when recirc
holes in heavy phase paring disc become blocked

Separation unit
when oil pressure is increased the water pressure
decreases

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Oil/water back pressure, tube position,

Appendix 4

Paring tube
free to move
between inner and
outer limits

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Oil/water back pressure, tube

position, Appendix 4

Water paring chamber

Low oil back
pressure
gives a large
diameter water ring

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Oil/water back pressure, tube position,

Appendix 4

Water paring chamber

High oil back
pressure
gives a small
diameter water ring

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Oil/water back pressure, tube position,

Appendix 4

Paring tube position

large diameter gives
high pressure
tube out gives high
pressure

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Oil/water back pressure, tube position,

Appendix 4

Paring tube position

small diameter gives
low pressure
tube in gives low
pressure

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The operating mechanism

QUESTION, how do we push the operating slide against the bowl body
when there are no springs in the bowl?

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The operating mechanism

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The operating mechanism

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The operating mechanism

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The operating mechanism

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The operating mechanism

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The operating mechanism

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The operating mechanism

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The operating mechanism

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The operating mechanism

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The operating mechanism

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The operating mechanism

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The operating mechanism

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The operating mechanism

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The operating mechanism

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The operating mechanism

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The operating mechanism

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The operating mechanism

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