A fluid treatment system is provided. A clarification reactor or chamber, configured for receiving an influent, is provided wherein separated water and separated solids may be formed from the influent while inside and/or outside the reactor. An influent inlet, positioned essentially at the top of the reactor, configured to allow the influent to enter the reactor is provided. A separated water outlet is provided, positioned essentially at the top of the reactor, that is configured to allow the separated water to exit the reactor. A solids discharge is also provided, positioned essentially at the bottom of the reactor, that is configured to allow the separated solids to exit the reactor. A downward angled baffle, positioned inside the reactor, is configured to deflect the separated solids towards the solids discharge.

A facility for the subsea disposal of the water produced during deepwater hydrocarbon production, includes a subsea oil/water separation station fed with fluids coming directly from at least one hydrocarbon production well, operating at a pressure independent of and lower than the ambient pressure, and comprising an oil outlet for connecting to a production unit and a water outlet, a flat gravity oil/water separation tank resting on the seabed, continuously fed with water leaving the oil/water separation station, operating at a pressure substantially equal to the ambient pressure, and comprising an oil outlet for connecting to the production unit and a water outlet, and a subsea high-pressure pump connected to the water outlet of the oil/water separation station and to a water inlet of the tank to raise the pressure of the water leaving the oil/water separation station to the ambient pressure before it is admitted into the tank.

Embodiments are described for separating/collecting components from a multi-component fluid such as whole blood. Some embodiments provide for controlling the amount of a component, such as platelets, introduced into a separation chamber to ensure that the density of fluid in the separation chamber does not exceed a particular value. This may provide for collecting purer components. Other embodiments may provide for determining a chamber flow rate based on a concentration of a component in the multi-component fluid, which may then be used to determine a centrifuge speed, to collect purer concentrated components.

An improved clarifier tank having a rake arm assembly with one or more rake arms, a rake arm driveshaft operatively connected to the rake arms and a rake arm drive, and a sump scraper driveshaft, operatively connected to a plurality of sump scrapers and a sump scraper drive.

A system for separating solids from a fluid includes a containment vessel having a V-shaped tank in fluid communication with an agitated overflow tank. Baffles within the V-shaped tank provide a series of zones where the fluid is deposited for processing. A shaftless auger at the bottom of the V-shaped tank transfers solids to an area where they are pumped to a first hydrocyclone assembly associated with a first shaker. Overflow from the hydrocyclone assembly and underflow from the first shaker is further processed by a second hydrocyclone assembly associated with a second shaker. Overflow from the second hydrocyclone assembly and underflow from the second shaker are deposited into overflow tank which contains the cleaned fluid.

A method and apparatus for conditioning the settled solids in the bottom of a wastewater filtration tank to reduce the acidification of the sludge and prevent the excessive growth of undesirable biological growth.

A method and apparatus for conditioning the settled solids in the bottom of a wastewater filtration tank to reduce the acidification of the sludge and prevent the excessive growth of undesirable biological growth.

An improved clarifier tank having a rake arm assembly with one or more rake arms, a rake arm driveshaft operatively connected to the rake arms and a rake arm drive, and a sump scraper driveshaft, operatively connected to a plurality of sump scrapers and a sump scraper drive.

The present precipitate removing apparatus is a precipitate removing apparatus for removing a precipitate, precipitating on the bottom of a water tank that stores a liquid (cooling water), and includes an injector provided in the water tank, and an introduction pipe for introducing the liquid in the water tank to the injector. The introduction pipe is provided with a pressure pump for pumping the liquid in the water tank to the injector.

The system for evacuating aggregates accumulated in the bottom of a tank of a desalter or desander. The tank may be provided with piping for evacuating aggregates provided with a diffuser/regulator cover and a water distribution ramp, including means for injecting into the tank, pressurized nitrogen via the piping for evacuating aggregates, a first very-high-pressure rod arranged in the piping for evacuating aggregates to inject water and a fluxing product at the level of the diffuser/regulator cover, a second very-high-pressure rod to inject at least water and a fluxing product above the water distribution ramp, and an evacuation device including the piping for evacuating aggregates, to evacuate the aggregates.