{"id":2349,"date":"2024-04-09T15:05:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T15:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sumiowater.com\/en\/?page_id=2349"},"modified":"2026-06-27T03:40:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T08:40:33","slug":"corrugated-plates-separator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sumiowater.com\/en\/oil-water-separation\/corrugated-plates-separator\/","title":{"rendered":"Corrugated Plates Separator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Best Option in Primary Treatment of Produced Water.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The corrugated plates separator is the first option to consider in the gravity separation of oily waters, particularly<\/strong> in effluents with a low presence of suspended solids, such as<\/strong> produced waters. Its lack of moving parts and greater surface area in a smaller volume make it the most compact and efficient selection for oil and water separation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its residence time is approximately one-fifth of that of a conventional API separator, whose gravity-separation sizing follows API Publication 421 \u2013 Design and Operation of Oil-Water Separators<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operation of a Corrugated Plates Separator Tank<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Oily water enters the CPS corrugated plates separator unit towards the inlet compartment, which in turn acts as a pre-sedimentation chamber for suspended solids. This chamber reduces the velocity of the incoming effluent and directs it toward the plates pack inlet. Here, it contacts large oil droplets exiting the pack in an upward flow. The oily effluent, containing small droplets and remaining solid particles, then enters the plate pack, where the pack establishes a laminar flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flow Arrangement of a Corrugated Plates Separator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Corrugated Plates Separator Pack<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Corrugated Plate pack acts as the heart of the equipment. It increases the surface area by placing plates in parallel, which distributes the total flow into multiple parallel channels and facilitates the coalescence and separation of the finest oil droplets from the effluent. While typical plate spacing measures 3\/4\u2033, the system allows for greater spacing to accommodate effluents that create plugging from high solids concentrations. The system distributes the effluent flow evenly between each plate channel and directs it downward at a 45\u00ba inclination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The oil in each of the plate channels rises toward the ridges of the corrugated plate and flows counterflow toward the package inlet, then rises to the surface of the tank. The solids, on the other hand, settle in the valleys of the plates and flow down along with the effluent to settle at the bottom of the tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CORRUGATED PLATES MATERIALS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The selection of plate materials is made based on the effluent temperature. Fiberglass is the option for effluent temperatures below 45\u00baC and stainless steel for higher temperatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Applications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Among the most common applications of corrugated plate separators are the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n