Project Tag No :
Client Type :
Service Case :
Refer to API section 421
A. Determine the water flow rate
Design maximum daily rainfall rate = 0.315 m/day
Surface run - off coeff. For concrete pave area= 1.00
Width of bund wall = 142.05 m
Length of bund wall = 149.44 m
Surface area of bund wall = 21226.49 m
2
Additional area from pump station, utilty, etc = 2293.51 m
2
Total surface area = 23520.00 m
2
Water flow on the affected area = 7408.80 m
3
/day
Rainfall duration = 1.00 day
Total water collected = 7408.80 m
3
Time required for emptying water = 48.00 hr
Water flowrate to oil water separator = 154.35 m
3
/hr
B. Determine the oil flow rate
Design maximum oil drain from all bund wall area = 50.00 m
3
/hr Estimated
C. Determine total oily water load for oil water separator
Discharge water rate as load for oil water separator = 154.35 m
3
/hr
Discharge oil rate as load for oil water separator = 50.00 m
3
/hr
Total oily water rate = 204.35 m
3
/hr
Design oily water rate for oil water separator = 224.79 m
3
/hr Design margin = 10 %
Oil content = 24.47 % volume
244678.25 ppmv
D. Conventational oil water separator sizing
Oil globe diameter = 0.00015 m Typical oil globe diameter for gravity separation
Oil density = 880.00 kg/m
3
Water density = 1000.00 kg/m
3
Water viscosity = 0.001 kg/cm.sec
Gravitational acceleration = 9.81 m/sec
2
Oil vertical velocity [V
T
] = 5.30 m/hr
Horizontal Velocity [V
H1
] = 79.46 m/hr
Horizontal Velocity [V
H2
] = 54.86 m/hr Maximum recommended value of V
H
is 3 ft/min or 54.864 m/hr
Design horizontal velocity [V
H
] = 54.86 m/hr Smaller value of V
H
is selected
Minimum vertical cross sectional area = 4.10 m
2
Depth of oil water separator (H) = 1.13 m Commonly 3~8 ft Acceptable
Width of oil water separator (W) = 3.63 m Commonly 6~20 ft Acceptable
Ratio depth to width [H/W] = 0.31 Commonly 0.3~0.5 Acceptable
[V
H
/V
T
] = 10.36
Turbulence and short circuit factor [F] = 1.53 Figure - Recommended value of F for various values of [V
H
/V
T
]
Length of oil water separator [L
1
] = 17.86 m
Length of oil water separator [L
2
] = 18.13 m Minimum [L/W] = 5
Length of oil water separator [L] = 18.13 m Higher value of L is selected
E. Conclusion
Proposed depth of oil water separator [H] = 1.15 m
Proposed width of oil water separator [W] = 3.65 m
Proposed lenght of oil water separator [L] = 18.20 m
Volume of oil water separator = 76.39 m
3
Dimension of conventational gravity oil water separator
Puma Energy
Oil water separator
D-420
Conventational gravity separator
Maximum design flow rate
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Project Tag No :
Client Type :
Service Case :
Refer to API section 421
A. Determine the water flow rate
Design maximum daily rainfall rate = 0.315 m/day
Surface run - off coeff. For concrete pave area= 0.30
Width of bund wall = 142.05 m
Length of bund wall = 149.44 m
Surface area of bund wall = 21226.49 m
2
Additional area from pump station, utilty, etc = 2293.51 m
2
Total surface area = 23520.00 m
2
Water flow on the affected area = 2222.64 m
3
/day
Rainfall duration = 1.00 day
Total water collected = 2222.64 m
3
Time required for emptying water = 48.00 hr
Water flowrate to oil water separator = 46.31 m
3
/hr
B. Determine the oil flow rate
Design maximum oil drain from all bund wall area = 50.00 m
3
/hr Estimated
C. Determine total oily water load for oil water separator
Discharge water rate as load for oil water separator = 46.31 m
3
/hr
Discharge oil rate as load for oil water separator = 50.00 m
3
/hr
Total oily water rate = 96.31 m
3
/hr
Design oily water rate for oil water separator = 105.94 m
3
/hr Design margin = 10 %
Oil content = 51.92 % volume
519183.84 ppmv
D. Conventational oil water separator sizing
Oil globe diameter = 0.00015 m Typical oil globe diameter for gravity separation
Oil density = 880.00 kg/m
3
Water density = 1000.00 kg/m
3
Water viscosity = 0.001 kg/cm.sec
Gravitational acceleration = 9.81 m/sec
2
Oil vertical velocity [V
T
] = 5.30 m/hr
Horizontal Velocity [V
H1
] = 79.46 m/hr
Horizontal Velocity [V
H2
] = 54.86 m/hr Maximum recommended value of V
H
is 3 ft/min or 54.864 m/hr
Design horizontal velocity [V
H
] = 54.86 m/hr Smaller value of V
H
is selected
Minimum vertical cross sectional area = 1.93 m
2
Depth of oil water separator (H) = 0.95 m Commonly 3~8 ft Acceptable
Width of oil water separator (W) = 2.03 m Commonly 6~20 ft Acceptable
Ratio depth to width [H/W] = 0.47 Commonly 0.3~0.5 Acceptable
[V
H
/V
T
] = 10.36
Turbulence and short circuit factor [F] = 1.53 Figure - Recommended value of F for various values of [V
H
/V
T
]
Length of oil water separator [L
1
] = 15.02 m
Length of oil water separator [L
2
] = 10.16 m Minimum [L/W] = 5
Length of oil water separator [L] = 10.16 m Higher value of L is selected
E. Conclusion
Proposed depth of oil water separator [H] = 1.00 m
Proposed width of oil water separator [W] = 2.00 m
Proposed lenght of oil water separator [L] = 10.00 m
Volume of oil water separator = 20.00 m
3
Dimension of conventational gravity oil water separator
Puma Energy
Oil water separator
D-420
Conventational gravity separator
Maximum design flow rate
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3 OF 3
REFER TO FIGURE 4. API 421
VH/VT F
4 1.325
6 1.4
8 1.45
10 1.52
12 1.575
14 1.625
15 1.675
16 1.72
18 1.75
1.325
1.4
1.45
1.52
1.575
y = 0.0308x + 1.2074
R = 0.9949
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
F
[VH/VT]
1.575
1.625
1.675
1.72
1.75
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
F
Linear (F)
