In this plate pack the planes as referred to have been constructed in the shape of corrugated plates. They promote both the coalescence of the intercepted oil particles and, at the same time, their transfer through the plate pack.
If settleable material is present in the liquid, such material is collected and concentrated in the troughs of the corrugations so that it will slide down in the plate pack smoothly and easily.
Very small separating diameters can be obtained in the CPI system, because the
disturbing factors, such as eddies and turbulences, which adversely affect large
conventional separating tanks (e.g. API’s), are eliminated in the CPI.
CPI Corrugated plates interceptor
