Corrugated

Plate
Interceptor
Basic Design
Presented by:
Muhammad Nidhom
Cover
Agenda
01 Introduction
Style
02 General Considerations

03 Hydrocyclone Control

04 Design of Hydrocyclone
Hydrocyclone
Introduction

De-oiling
hydrocyclones are
prioritized
technology for
produced water
treatment on
offshore oil-
producing platforms
 Hydrocyclone Principle
In hydrocyclones, fluid under pressure is
administrated as a tangential inlet to a
cyclonic body. Within the body, the fluid
develops a vortex, thereby creating a
strong gravity field
Fluids with different densities in this gravity field
move in radial opposite directions

The lighter oil phase migrates toward the center of the vortex, and the
heavier water phase is forced toward the cyclone wall
The purified water flow exits the hydrocyclone through the underflow,
while the oil-enriched center core exits the hydrocyclone through the overflow
General Considerations
1. Flow rate
2. Flow split
 Flowrate & Efficiencies
At very low flow rates, the centrifugal field
inside a hydrocyclone is weak, with little or
no oil/water separation

As flow rate increases, the centripetal

Notes:
C underflow: oil concentration in the underflow
C inlet: oil concentration in the inlet
forces increase, causing oil droplet migration
to the hydrocyclone axis and water movement
toward the cyclone wall

Efficiency breakdown at flow rates higher than Q max is approxi- as a result of

either an increased droplet breakup caused by shear-forces and turbulence, and/or
lack of sufficient pressure gradients to drive the separated oil core through the
overflow when the pressure at the hydrocyclone axis is reduced
Flowrate & Efficiencies
 Flow Split & Efficiencies
To effectuate the oil/water separation in
a gravity field of a hydrocyclone, a flow
split is imposed, using the characteristic
flow patterns in a hydrocyclone

Hydrocyclone efficiency to be independent

of oil concentrations in the influent, as
long as the overflow is adequate in
removing a defined amount of oil
The separation efficiency of a de-oiling hydrocyclone to be independent of
overflow orifice as long as the flow split was increased according to the
orifice size
 Hydrocyclone Control

A control system must fulfill the

hydrocyclone performance criteria
corresponding to flow rate & flow split
control

PDR is a fundamental ratio in flow split

control for de-oiling hydrocyclones

Typical PDR in de-oiling applications are between 1.7 and 2.0, this means
that dP oil needs to be 1.7 to 2.0 times higher than dP water
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Hydrocyclone
Design
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