OPC-3000 COALESCING PLATE OIL/WATER SEPARATOR EVALUATION

An oil/water separator for deballasting applications was designed and fabricated by Naval Coastal Systems Laboratory under Navy contract. Designated OPC-3000, the separator is in use at the Craney Island Fuel Depot, Portsmouth, Va. The separator's coalescing plate and foam design and system installation at CIFD are described. The results of performance evaluations between May and October 1977 are reported.

• Corporate Authors:

  Naval Coastal Systems Laboratory

  West Highway 98
  Panama City, FL  United States  32407
• Authors:
  • Mittleman, J
• Publication Date: 1977-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 62 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ballast (Ships); Ballast tanks; Bilges; Bonding; Coalescers; Filters; Flow; Foams; Naval shore facilities; Oil filters; Oil recovery equipment; Oil spill cleanup; Oil spills; Oils; Operations; Separators; Sewage treatment; Ships; Structural plates; Wastewater; Water; Water quality management
• Uncontrolled Terms: Coalescence; Flow rate; Oil separators; Operational test and evaluation; Plates; Waste treatment
• Old TRIS Terms: Bilge water treatment; Bulk filtering; Oil recovery; Shipboard sewage treatment; Shipboard sewage treatment systems
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Environment; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00169411
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NCSL-TM-212-77 Techn Memo
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 14 1978 12:00AM