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Desanders and Desilters are used by various industries and municipalities for removal of solids from water and slurry mixes. Primary uses include environmental remediation and downstream equipment protection from erosion. Along with increased industrialization and population growth worldwide, come ever increasing environmental legislation and regulations for public water supplies, waste water treatment for industry and municipalities, and Oil and Gas production biproducts. To help meet these regulations Vortex Ventures manufactures several Desander and Desilter models ranging in flow rates from 200GPM to 3000GPM: |
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Spintop™ Desander Model V V-ST-10-3 (shown above) Spintop™Desilter Model V V-ST-4-6 (shown right) |
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Each model incorporates proprietary Vortex Ventures advanced Spintop™ hydrocyclone technology. Spintop™ Hydrocyclones are constructed from abrasion resistant , high density Urethane. Custom designs are available in 316 Stainless Steel for sanitary applications. Vortex Ventures Desander and Desilter models are designed and built for maximum control with individual valves and interchangeable apex nozzles on each hydrocyclone.
Applications for Desanders and Desilters include, potable water production, oil and gas produced slurry treatment, oil and gas industry water biproduct treatment before reinjection, and, industrial and municipal waste water treatment and purification.
A common application in the Oil and Gas Industry for Desanders and Desilters is particulate removal from produced water before water re-injection through an injection well. Reduced solids help meet environmental requirements and reduce erosion and plugging in water injection wells.
(1) The full involuted feed provides a smooth transition from pressure energy to rotational momentum. The rotational flow does not collide with the feed inlet flow. This eliminates the turbulence that influences the rate of sedimentation.
(2) The bell shaped vortex finder tube increases acceleration to the rotating fluid at a critical moment. The acceleration rapidly moves the heavier solids toward the hydrocyclone walls, This reduces the possibility of mixed density solids leaking or short circuiting through the overflow.
(3) The solid center
core attached to the entrance to the vortex finder tube provides
flow stability between the primary and secondary vortices. The solid
center core replaces the unstable and fluctuating air core. The instability
of the air core degrades the symmetry and equilibrium of the flow-field.
The solid center core promotes a more constant rotational velocity
and keeps the
centrifugal force from degrading.
(4) The parabolic shaped body of the SPINTOP™ HYDROCYCLONE provides a more
gentle slope from the cylindrical section to the apex orifice. the large cross
sectional area of the parabolic shaped body contributes to a stable laminar flow
and a reduction in plugging.
Environmental Remediation Equipment Non-Plugging High Volume Desanders and Desilters