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dc.contributor.authorLaw, Puong Ling, Dr.
dc.contributor.authorNgu, Lock Hei
dc.contributor.authorWong, Kien Kuok
dc.contributor.authorAwangku Abdul Rahman, Pgn. Hj. Yusof, Dr.
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-14T18:08:16Z
dc.date.available2011-09-14T18:08:16Z
dc.date.issued2006-06
dc.identifier.citationThe Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, vol. 67(2), 2006, pages 10-19en_US
dc.identifier.issn0126-513X
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.myiem.org.my/content/iem_journal_2006-177.aspx
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.unimap.edu.my/123456789/13765
dc.descriptionLink to publisher's homepage at http://www.myiem.org.my/en_US
dc.description.abstractA novel oil-water separator with multiple angles parallel coalescence frustums for removal of physically emulsified and free oils from wastewater was recently developed. Performance tests had been carried out to determine its removal efficiency. The primary component of the separator includes a series of inverted and upright frustums-shaped coalescence plates to form a multiple angle plate arrangement for enhance gravity separation and coalescence of oil droplets. The oil removal efficiency (E) of this separator was found to be inversely proportional to influent flowrate (Q) and directly proportional to retention time, t. The efficiency (E) of this separator can be expressed as a function of flowrate (Q), retention time (t), and influent oil concentration (Coil) by a series of power equations; E = 59.689Q-0.107 for Coil = 100 mg/L, E = 70.753Q-0.1269 for Coil = 1000 mg/L, and E = 40.16t0.127 for Coil = 1000 mg/L. For Coil = 100 mg/L, E could be best expressed by polynomial equation, i.e., E = 0.0001t2 + 0.0045t + 57.147. The highest achievable oil-water separation efficiency of this separation system was approximately 82.4% at a flowrate (Q) of 5x10-6 m3/s, and retention time of 4.80 hours. It was found that the presence of an outlet baffle component for the separator could improve oil removal efficiency by approximately 12.9% as compared to without an outlet baffle.en_US
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dc.publisherThe Institution of Engineers, Malaysiaen_US
dc.subjectCoalescence frustumsen_US
dc.subjectEmulsified and free oilsen_US
dc.subjectOil-water separationen_US
dc.subjectRemoval efficienciesen_US
dc.titleDevelopment and performance tests of a separator for removal of physically emulsified and free oils from wastewatersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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