Water Filtration and Oil Water Separators
Water filtration equipment is used in industrial settings to prevent contaminants from moving down
the waste stream. How does water filtration occur? Typically the waste water from pressure cleaning
is funneled into a subsurface sump where it’s captured for treatment. The equipment used for treatment
can vary, depending on your needs, but the two most common are mechanical filtration or oil-water separators.
Many industries today use mechanical water filtration, which is a system that forces the waste water
through a series of filters designed to remove tiny particles. As the water moves through the filters,
oil, solids and other particles are trapped for later removal.
Oil-Water separators are also above ground units that enable oil or other petroleum based products
to be removed from water using coalescing plates. The wash water slowly cascades through these plates,
changing direction many times, which causes oil droplets to group while heavy solids sink. The waste
water is treated in an ozone chamber for odor control.
Water filtration equipment systems range from 10 GPM to 30 GPM and offer many other features like
automatic backwash and PLC control. To learn more about water filtration equipment or an oil-water
separator, contact the professionals at Evans Equipment & Environmental.