Issues regarding the feed inlet of vertical containers
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Dear teachers, I’m a newcomer and there are many things I don’t understand. I would like to ask for advice: I need to design a vertical container with a capacity of around 50 cubic units, where material is fed in at the bottom and discharged from the top on a continuous basis. The material contains water, so it’s necessary to separate the oil from the water. What should be the location of the feed inlet so as not to disrupt the separation of oil and water?
Add an oil-water separator to the discharge port of this device, or install a hydrocyclone at the discharge port.
Based on the water content and residence time in the tank, the normal water level at the bottom of the tank is calculated; a dehydration pack is placed at the bottom so that feeding does not disturb the layer of accumulated water. Furthermore, since water is present, it is unreasonable to design a tank for this purpose; instead, a horizontal tank combined with a dehydration unit should be used
The water content is relatively low; with a feed rate of 8 t/h, the residence time in a 50-liter tank should be quite long. Due to limited space, vertical tanks are planned to be used – this should work fine in this case