You’re probably aware of why skimming oil is important, but do you know how skimmers actually collect oil? Are you certain the type of skimmer you’re using is the best choice?
There are a handful of different oil skimming solutions, but we will focus on the most efficient and reliable system—tube-type oil skimmers.
How the Oil Skimmer Works
The Brill® tube skimmer type uses a special closed-loop Free-Floating Collector Tube™ that is designed to attract oil but not water. The collector tube is slowly drawn across the surface of the wastewater, and this movement creates a current to pull oil in. The oil-covered tube then passes through special ceramic scrapers that clean the tube of the waste oil, collecting it in a container. From there, the cleaned tube then returns to the tank to continue collecting oil.
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Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in 2013 and has been updated for comprehensiveness.
Tramp oils (hydraulic oil, lubricating oil and greases, and protective metal coatings) in coolant create expensive and frustrating problems. Tramp oils in coolant provide a breeding ground for bacteria and can cause problems ranging from unpleasant odor to employee skin rashes.
When tramp oils combine with other contaminants in coolant, they can form a sticky substance that clogs lines and sprays. When they hit the tool, the cooling effect of the coolant is reduced, causing shorter tool life, product staining, inaccurate tolerances and a smoky atmosphere in the plant.
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floating tube,
oil removal,
model 6v,
tramp oil,
coolants,
cnc,
decanter
Doing nothing about floating waste oil?
At Oil Skimmers, Inc., we think our products are the best in the world at removing floating waste oil in industrial maintenance applications. We have a lot of reasons for saying that and sometime we’ll talk more about those reasons, but what never ceases to amaze me is the number of times we compete against the alternative of a customer “doing nothing” with their floating waste oil.
Doing nothing, that is, not skimming floating oil, can be an option for certain customers. So we are often in the position of educating the customer to the benefits of recovering waste oil versus letting it accumulate.
So, Why Should You Skim Oil?
There are several reasons why floating waste oil in an industrial environment should be skimmed.
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recycled oil,
municipal waste water,
floating tube,
oil removal,
water treatment,
wastewater,
why skim?,
oil,
waste oil
Salt water is a byproduct of oil and natural gas extraction. Typically, the salt water contains residual oil. For companies involved in the disposal of salt water, removing the residual oil from the water offers potentially significant economic benefit.
One salt water disposal facility successfully used a Model 6V Brill® oil skimmer with the free floating collector tube, from Oil Skimmers, Inc. to remove oil from its disposal pit. The Model 6V performed flawlessly and provided significant economic benefits and an ROI measured in weeks, not months or years. The disposal facilities’ business grew to the point where additional oil removal capability was required. In response to the need, Oil Skimmers, Inc. offered the heavy duty, high capacity Model 7V Brill® tube-type oil skimmer.
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floating tube,
why the tube?,
frac water,
tube skimmers,
model 7v,
brill,
wastewater disposal
Our line of Brill® tube type oil skimmers feature our free-floating oil collector tube, made from our unique formula which creates a tube that loves oil. The tube is designed to be able to withstand the most abusive industrial environments involving changes in shape, movement, temperature, and chemical interaction. Upon placing your order, we select, cut, and weld the tube, at the length specific to your application.
To ensure your skimmer continues to perform as designed, always order your replacement tubes directly from Oil Skimmers, Inc.
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floating tube,
collector tube,
why the tube?,
oil skimmer,
tube skimmers,
brill
No, that is not a typo. Typically you’ll see blog posts like this touting The Top 5 Reasons To Do This, or The 7 Best Tools To Do That, but when it comes down to it, there is really only one recommendation we have as it pertains to skimming oil when there is debris floating on the surface of the oil and water.
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floating tube,
model 6v,
skim oil,
collector tube,
floating debris,
model 5H,
why the tube?
Oil Skimmers, Inc., a 40-year-old provider of customized floating tube oil skimmers, recently completed one of the largest and most complex orders of the year in its industry, supplying one of the world’s most significant energy projects located in the Pacific Rim.
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floating tube,
model 6v,
skim oil,
oil skimmers,
oil and gas,
global energy,
pacific rim,
coal seam gas
Recently we received a call from a railway company who had a waste oil problem at their maintenance yard where they worked on the rail cars.
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Topics:
6Vh,
floating tube,
model 6v,
oil skimmers,
railroad,
railway,
faq,
oil/water separator
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