Sulzer's advanced vessel internal electrostatic coalescer (VIECTM) solution boosts oil-water separation

摘要

SULZER CHEMTECH HAS developed a solution that enhances separation performance in the challenging oilfields. Sulzer's vessel internal electrostatic coalescer (VIEC) is equipped with fully insulated electrodes. It can be installed in new separators or retrofitted in existing vessels and forms a cross-sectional wall that forces emulsions through a high-voltage electrical field. As a result, while gas leaves the separator from the top, the water droplets merge together and fall to the bottom of the separator. At the same time, oil flows through the vessel for subsequent processing.