METHOD OF SEPARATION OF UNSTABLE EMULSIONS AND DEVICE FOR REALIZATION OF THIS METHOD Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: separation of emulsions consisting of two immiscible liquids at different densities; separation f water and oil at considerable gas phase during operation of submersible pump at depth. SUBSTANCE: feed pipe with longitudinal cuts is sunken in separable media and hydrophobic and hydrophilic separation is performed. Provision is made for circular passage with radial partitions and at least two stage for light liquid and one stage for discharge of heavy liquid; separation process is performed in field of gravitational and centrifugal forces at successive flow (circular flow inclusive) through holes available in radial partitions from first stage of separation to last stage of discharge. For realization of proposed method, use is made of mechanisms of centrifugal, gravitational-and-centripetal, hydrophobic and hydrophilic separation. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency of separation. 3 cl, 2 dwg