June 3, 2022

FABRICATION: The clarifier/separator is a special purpose prefabricated inclined plate and parallel corrugated plate, rectangular, gravity displacement, type unit. The clarifier/separator shall be comprised of a tank containing an inlet compartment, sludge chamber, a separation compartment, and clean water outlet chamber.

TANK: The tank shall be a single wall construction of 11 gauge stainless steel conforming to ASTM A240, type 304 stainless steel. Welding will be in accordance with AWS D1.1 to provide a watertight tank that will not warp or deform under load.

PIPE CONNECTIONS: All pipe connections 3” and smaller are FNPT couplings. All connections 4“ and larger are flat face flanges with ANSI 150 pound standard bolt circle.

LIFTING LUGS: The tank shall be provided with properly sized lifting lugs for handling and installation.

COVERS: The tank will be provided with vapor tight covers for vapor control. Gas vents and suitable access openings to each compartment will be provided. The covers shall be constructed of marine grade aluminum and will be fastened in place. A gasket shall be provided for vapor tightness. 3/8-16 bolts and threaded knobs will be provided for cover attachment.

INLET COMPARTMENT & INCLINED PLATES: The inlet chamber shall be comprised of a non-clog diffuser to distribute the flow across the width of the chamber. The inlet compartment shall be of sufficient volume to effectively reduce influent suspended solids, dissipate energy and begin separation. The inclined plates will sit elevated on top of a sludge chamber. As the water moves upwards the suspended particles have their upwards velocity interrupted by the inclined plates. These particles drop down and slide down the inclined plate and join larger previously settled particles in sludge hopper. The sludge compartment will be provided to retain settleable solids.

SEPARATION CHAMBER: The oil separation chamber shall contain HD Q-PAC Coalescing Media containing a minimum of 132 square feet per cubic foot of effective coalescing surface area. The medias needle like elements (plates) shall be at 90 degrees to the horizontal or longitudinal axis of the separator. Spacing between these elements shall be spaced 3/16” apart for the removal of a minimum of 99.9% of free droplets 20 micron in size or greater. The elements are positioned to create an angle of repose of 90 degrees to facilitate the removal of solids that may tend to build up on the coalescing surfaces, which would increase velocities to the point of discharging an unacceptable effluent.

Laminar flow with a Reynolds Number of less than 500 at a maximum designed flow rate shall be maintained throughout the separator packed bed including entrance and exit so as to prevent re-entrainment of oils with water. Flow through the polypropylene coalescing media shall be crossflow perpendicular to the vertical media elements such that all 132 square feet/cubic foot of coalescing media is available for contact with the coalescing surfaces.

None of the coalescing media surfaces shall be pointing upward so as not to be available for contact with the cross-flowing oily water. The media shall have a minimum of 87% void volume to facilitate sludge and dirt particles as they fall off the vertical elements and settle in the sludge compartment. The media when installed in crossflow OWS shall meet US EPA Method 413.2 and also European Standard 858-1.

BAFFLES: The tank shall be provided with an oil retention & underflow weir, and overflow weir. The underflow weir will be positioned to prevent re-suspension of settled solids.

SLUDGE CHAMBER: The sludge chamber shall be located prior to the coalescing compartment for the settling of any solids. It shall also prevent any solids from entering the clean water chamber.

OIL SKIMMER: The clarifier compartment and the oil separation compartment will be provided with rotatable pipe skimmers for gravity decanting of the separated oil to a product storage tank.

CLEAN WATER CHAMBER: The tank will be provided with a clean water chamber which allows the water to leave the separator by pumped flow through the clean water outlet port.

VENTS: 2″ vents will be provided for vent piping to atmosphere.

PUMP TRANSFER SYSTEM: The system is provided with either an electric powered or air-powered diaphragm transfer pump. Electric motor can be 110V/240V/480V. Pump is installed near the SPT system. A screen should be placed on the pump intake to reduce the amount of solids entering the system.

PUMP CONTROL PANEL: The control panel for the pump will be housed in a NEMA-4X enclosure. The controls may include a Main Disconnect Switch, an Emergency Stop switch, a Manual/off/auto pump switch, 24-volt control relay, Circuit Breaker, motor contactor and overload, and Green run, red fault panel lights. It may be UL certified, if needed.

OPTIONAL POLISHING PACK: A final water polishing pack with a stainless steel flow dissipator plate and oil absorbent bags may be provided with the system if local municipalities have sewer effluent requirements.

OPTIONAL OZONE SYSTEM: The system may be provided with an ozone generator to reduce odors.

SPT Specifications Size Chart

	SPT-10	SPT-20	SPT-30	SPT-50	SPT-75	SPT-100
Flow Rate	1-10 GPM	1-20 GPM	1-30 GPM	1-50 GPM	1-75 GPM	1-100 GPM
Tank Capacity	300 Gal	652 Gal	645 Gal	968 Gal	1419 Gal	1931 Gal
Sludge Volume	27 Gal	27 Gal	45 Gal	85 Gal	85 Gal	85 Gal
Ozone Generation	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Product Tank	40 Gal	40 Gal	40 Gal	75 Gal	75 Gal	75 Gal
Polishing Pack	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Approx. dimensions, FT	3’W x 8’L x 5’H	4’W x 8.5’L x 6’H	4’W x 9’L x 6’H	4’W x 9.75’L x 6’H	4.5’W x 10’L x 7’H	5.3’W x 10.5’L x 7.3’H
Construction	Stainless Steel	Stainless Steel	Stainless Steel	Stainless Steel	Stainless Steel	Stainless Steel

by Admin

June 4, 2019

Problem: An engineer consulting with a railroad called with an application at a locomotive repair facility. Over time, lube oil and diesel fuel leaked from the locomotives into an inspection pit. Periodically, the oil along with sand and dirt collected in the pit was discharged into a retention pond. The oil was then skimmed from the surface of the pond and the water discharged to the sewer.

The roe skimmer wasn’t quite doing a good job so he asked us for suggestions on how to better treat the water before discharging to the sewer.

Solution: We recommended installing a SPT-20 Clarifier Oil Water Separator System with our standard air-driven pump and control system to treat the water. The clarifier section of the SPT-20 would remove all of the settleable solids while the coalescing media would remove all of the oil from the waste stream.

The SPT-20 did an excellent job of cleaning up the water during the week. The only issue reported was that their sump overflowed with water every weekend so their staff was met with too much water on the pad every Monday morning.

Our maintenance manager trouble-shot the entire system with their staff through Facetime, phone calls, and emails. A local electrician also tried to find the source of the problem since there were other issues at the facility. They tried multiple modifications but the problem persisted.

Finally, we engineered and assembled a hybrid control system just for their particular location and sent it out to them. The control system worked and the system is now fully operational and the client is very pleased.

by Admin

April 9, 2019

Problem: A car dealer moving into a new facility with a limited time lease. The property owner did not want them to cut concrete or substantially alter the property but the dealer needed to be able to wash dozens of cars per week onsite, contain the water and discharge it properly to the sewer.

Solution: For a complete wash system, we recommended installing a SPT-10 Clarifier Oil Water Separator System, a cold water pressure washer with a portable hose reel, and a portable wash containment pad. This allows them to wash as many cars as possible without any major modifications to the property. They will also be able to move the entire system to a new facility at the end of their lease. With their input, we helped them layout the system to maximize their space.

After installation of the pad, however, they noticed the concrete floor slope much slighter than originally thought and that the wash water was not moving off the pad well. This flat slope left his staff working in standing water and the SPT-10 not being able to process the wash water properly.

To improve this drainage issue, our staff developed a low cost under layer for the wash pad which created a slight slope for the water. We then installed this under layer and re-piped the in-take piping for the SPT-10 so the wash water flows freely. The general manager of the facility is very pleased with our systems and service.

by Admin

October 8, 2015

[box type=”alert”]SOLD – NO LONGER AVAILABLE
PLEASE CALL 800.453.8639 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON OUR PRODUCTS[/box]

RE-FURBISHED EQUIPMENT – For Sale or Lease

SPT-10 Clarifier Oil Water Separator System – The SPT-10 was designed for use in heavy industrial washing operations as a pre-treatment system to remove free oils, grease and high TSS from the waste stream. It is a two-part system designed to be simple to operate but very effective in its ability to remove oil and solids from the waste stream. The first clarifier section will trap and remove coarse amounts of oil from the waste stream and remove as much Total Suspended Solids (TSS) as possible. The plates will also capture larger bubbles of oil and liberate them from the waste stream before they get to the secondary oil water separator section. In that section, coalescing media will remove essentially all free and dispersed non-emulsified oils to an effluent concentration of less than 5 ppm. The entire system can be easily cleaned and maintained.

Standard Features:

1-10 GPM Capacity
Stainless Steel Construction

Advanced coalescing media designed to remove oil droplets greater than 20 microns
Projected plate inclined plates to direct the flow to the surface
Sludge hopper to capture and contain settleable solids.
Adjustable rotatable pipe oil skimmers
Air diaphragm transfer pump and pneumatic level sensor
Utilities Required: Air 14 CFM @ 40 psi
Approximate dimensions: 7’ L x 2’ 6” W x 4’ 10” H

Extra Feature Includes a Dual stainless steel floating skimmers

Extra Features Available:

pH Control System
Dual stainless steel floating skimmers
Ozone System to Control Odors, 120V

This equipment has been re-furbished following less than a year’s use at an industrial washing facility. It is priced to sell or available for lease. Call us at 800-453-8639 for pricing information.

by Admin

October 8, 2015

[box type=”alert”]SOLD – NO LONGER AVAILABLE
PLEASE CALL 800.453.8639 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON OUR PRODUCTS[/box]

RE-FURBISHED EQUIPMENT – For Sale or Lease

SPT-50 Clarifier Oil Water Separator System – The SPT-50 was designed for use in heavy industrial washing operations as a pre-treatment system to remove free oils, grease and high TSS from the waste stream. It is a two-part system designed to be simple to operate but very effective in its ability to remove oil and solids from the waste stream. The first clarifier section will trap and remove coarse amounts of oil from the waste stream and remove as much Total Suspended Solids (TSS) as possible. The plates will also capture larger bubbles of oil and liberate them from the waste stream before they get to the secondary oil water separator section. In that section, coalescing media will remove essentially all free and dispersed non-emulsified oils to an effluent concentration of less than 5 ppm. The entire system can be easily cleaned and maintained.

Standard Features:

1-50 GPM Capacity
Stainless Steel Construction
Advanced coalescing media designed to remove oil droplets greater than 20 microns
Projected plate inclined plates to direct the flow to the surface
Sludge hopper to capture and contain settleable solids.
Adjustable rotatable pipe oil skimmers
Air diaphragm transfer pump and pneumatic level sensor
Internal oil storage tank
Utilities Required: Air 30 CFM @ 40 psi
Approximate dimensions: 9’ 8” L x 4’ 10” W x 5’ 10” H

Extra Features Available:

Clarifier Oil Water Separator System For Sale or Lease

pH Control System
Dual stainless steel floating skimmers
3-way skimmer selector valve and piping manifold
Control panel, 4 float switches and wiring harness
Automated 2 and 3-way valve systems
Ozone System to Control Odors, 120V

At Wash Bay Solutions, our emphasis is on quality. These systems are exceptionally well-engineered and designed for heavy-duty commercial and industrial operations. Simple to operate and maintain, they will run for years in the harshest environments.

This equipment has been re-furbished following less than a year’s use at an industrial washing facility. It is priced to sell or available for lease. Call us at 800-453-8639 for pricing information.

by Admin

April 22, 2014

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Industrial Process Water Clarifier Oil/Water Separators — By removing 99.9% of the free oil and settable solids, our oil/water separators systems will extend the life of the cleaning baths and improve the quality of the process waters.

Many industrial processes use large amounts of water for a variety of reasons including cooling and cleaning. To assure continuous production, this water has to be clean and free of contaminants such as oil and particles.

The cost of chemicals and downtime to re-charge the spent baths can be expensive. By removing 99.9% of the free oil and settable solids, our oil/water separators systems will extend the life of the cleaning baths and improve the quality of the process waters.

Available in a range of dimensions and flow rates, these separators can be constructed of stainless steel or carbon steel that is coated for corrosion protection. All of our systems are constructed of heavy-duty components for maximum life and performance. They can be integrated into existing process lines and customized with hoppers or oil storage compartments and a variety of skimming, monitoring, and pumping packages.

Benefits

99% Removal of all free oil
High solids removal and storage capability
Small foot-print
High flow rates in a compact design
Low maintenance costs

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SPT Clarifier Oil Water Separator Specifications

SPT Specifications Size Chart

Case Study – Locomotive Repair Facility

Case Study – Portable Wash Pad for Car Dealer

SPT-10 Clarifier Oil Water Separator System

RE-FURBISHED EQUIPMENT – For Sale or Lease

Standard Features:

Extra Features Available:

SPT-50 Clarifier Oil Water Separator System

RE-FURBISHED EQUIPMENT – For Sale or Lease

Standard Features:

Extra Features Available:

Industrial Process Water Clarifier Oil/Water Separators

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