Above Ground Versus
Below Ground Installations
Many competing companies have only below ground systems.
Separating and storing oil below ground is a disadvantage with owner
liability for leaky underground tanks and contaminated soil. Above
ground installations are much easier to service and maintain. They are
not “out of sight, out of mind.” Underground units are typically gravity
fed which saves a pump, but those same units require a pump to
remove the oil and drain the unit. The Ultracept®
Oil/Water Separator is piped to allow for
gravity draining of the entire unit for cleaning. The separated oils flow
from the unit via gravity to a storage vessel.No Coalescing Packs!
Coalescing packs can help separate oil in appropriate applications.
However, in truck wash down and other applications with high
suspended solids mixed with oil and grease, the coalescing packs clog
quickly. This necessitates high maintenance. If maintenance is ignored,
clogged coalescing filter packs can cause discharge violations or
environmental spills due to unit overflows! The Ultracept® System
uses no coalescing packs. Continuous Skimming!
Competing units use some variation of the “knife edge skimmer” to
remove separated oil from water. This type skimmer is manually
adjusted and is commonly misadjusted resulting in water being
skimmed with the recovered oil (<10% water in the recovered oil is
typically required by the waste oil reclaimers). In contrast, the
Ultracept® Oil/Water Separator utilizes a “Continuous Skim” design which skims oil and
water as it enters the skimming chamber. Water is used as a carrier in
the skimming process (an ULTRACEPT® exclusive). The skimmed oil
and separated water is deposited in a quiescent off-line compartment
with extended detention time allowed for final separation. The water
that carries the oil to its off-line compartment is automatically
decanted back to the surge pit and the pure oil is collected in the oil
compartment for draw-off or for automatic gravity transfer to an adjacent
oil storage tank.
Reliability!
Effective separation without moving parts means there is nothing to
go wrong with the ULTRACEPT® Oil/Water
Separator System. |
High Separation Efficiency!
The Ultracept® Oil/Water Separator design features high separation efficiency. Ultracept®
incorporates a patented design which takes advantage of the cohesive
quality of water coupled with a multi-stage separation process which
enhances separation. Analytical results validate the effectiveness of
the Ultracept® Oil/Water Separator design.
Purer Recovered Oil!
With the ULTRACEPT® Oil/Water Separator design, the recovered oil has negligible water
content and is therefore purer than the “oil/water slop” mixture collected
by competitive units, resulting in less costly disposal. Removed oil can
be burned in a waste oil burner.
Lower Maintenance!
No coalescing plates or filter packs means lower maintenance. When
occasional maintenance is required on an ULTRACEPT® (i.e., heavy
sediment layer on bottom on unit), a drain valve connected to the
multiple drain ports on the rear of the unit is simply opened to drain
the unit back to the surge pit. The sediment can then be easily removed
(with a wet vacuum, or equivalent).
Easy Polishing/Recycling Options!
The ULTRACEPT® Oil/Water Separator allows for easy adaptation, when needed, to add
polishing equipment such as activated carbon filters which can be adapted
for recycling of the wash water.
Available in Stainless Steel and Carbon Steel or
Fiberglass*
Provides Flexibility for varying customer budget requirements.
*Fiberglass limited to 5 GPM Units.
Warranty!
Stainless Steel tank construction has a 15 year warranty against any
manufacturing defects. Mild Steel and Fiberglass tank construction
have a one year warranty. | >
