Anyone have a centrifuge for sale for w.v.o.

Not sure of the details involved to convert to do oil (but it is possible), but this place seems to have large and small purifiers/clarifiers.

Shawn

Iran might have some for sale someday .

See if you can examine an old cream separator from a dairy farm; perhaps it could be adapted to your needs.

Wolfgang

Or a purifier from a big diesel, or a steam turbine?

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If there is any oilfield activity in the area more than likely there will be a centrifuge to clean up bad bottoms in oil tanks. Usually these are rented sometimes an outright buy if your lease has oil that has separation problems. It is usually cheaper than chemicals or gas for a heater treater. I had a tank one time that I could not break the water out. The oil came off of the tops of my injection system. I mixed it with about 50% 38 gravity crude and 15 gal of tank bottom cleaner and circulated with a yellow dog for half a day. Sunoco would shake it out and say still not there yet best I got it down to was

9% on the bottom 3 feet. After several attempts I finally hot oiled it and they took it and it still had 1/2 percent they said. Hot oiling cost me $1500 or 1800 in '05. When the truck comes and they do a shake out on the crude they mix it with 50% varsol and heat it some I have never watched that close.

Scott in Texas

No, they will junk from percussion.

b

Need cheap, Shawn. I should have said that but w.v.o. is a good hint about my proclivity to hang on to a dime.

b

Was the dog still yellow when you pulled him out of the tank? Did he jump up on the couch afterwards & get it all oily?

Enquiring Minds Want To Know-

H.

I did not write in some 'code'. A yellow dog is a centrifugal pump "usually" gasoline powered. I can come home and my wife will just point me back outside if she smells a little crude oil on me. I would hate to have a real dog covered in crude oil around.

You may check with your local hospitals --- they replace them every so often (maintenance thing) - used for bloodwork. Ken.

Thanks, Ken. Hospitals use a test tube type of centrifuge. I am looking for a centrifuge that has a large bowl.

b

No experience in the field, but if it was me I'd start with an old top load washing machine..... Brian

Won't work.

b

The problem isn't that you're cheap, it's that you're cheap AND impatient, and not willing to let it sit and seperate on its own. Of course, to allow that, you'll have to up the amount you have "in process" at any given time, too.

Cheap fuel, vs. fuel now--take your pick.

Have you looked into the various "scrubbers"? They may do some of what you want without needing to go all the way to a centrifuge... --Glenn Lyford

You don't know my age, Glynn.

I have two 300 gal. tanks. I let it sit a bit but need some before I die.

I want to build my own centrifuge and just need to either buy the plans or re-invent the bowl.

I am not that familiar with a scrubber however, I want to minimize handling if I can.

Some say a toilet-paper filter but I have not yet tried that. That certainly won't separate water.

b

You're not going to get much help here if you keep saying "won't work" to every suggestion. "I don't see how that would work" or "how do I get to the next step if I start there" might serve you better. That said, I've never built a centrifuge. Just don't assume that anything you build will look or work the same as a commercial unit. After all, if you could have a commercial unit, you'd have one by now, right? --Glenn (not Glynn) Lyford

In another message you mention separating oil from water. Is this proposed function of the centrifuge? Or is the intent to somehow clean dirty oil?

Bruce in Bangkok (brucepaigeatgmaildotcom)

Brian,

I was in a hurry when I replied curtly. However, a washing machine doesn't have enough centrifugal force to do what I am wanting to do. It would clean the large particles.

Thanks

b