{"id":1942,"date":"2024-12-23T11:52:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T11:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecomacchine.it\/?post_type=production&#038;p=1942"},"modified":"2026-10-09T09:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T09:44:34","slug":"separatori-api","status":"publish","type":"production","link":"https:\/\/ecomacchine.it\/en\/production\/separatori-api\/","title":{"rendered":"Api separators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They are essential devices used for the<strong> treatment of wastewater containing oils and hydrocarbons<\/strong> and are designed to separate and remove these contaminants from the water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1953,"template":"","class_list":["post-1942","production","type-production","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"2.10.10","language":"en","enabled_languages":["it","en"],"languages":{"it":{"title":true,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false}}},"acf":{"applications_and_models":{"items":[{"title":"Application","select":"Acordion","acordion":"\r\n<p class=\"p2\">Oil &amp; gas industry<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\">Refineries<\/p>\r\n","complex":null},{"title":"API Separator","select":"Complex","acordion":"","complex":[{"dimensions":null,"models":[{"image":1953,"label":"Bottom and surface scraping clarifier","value":"EM53A","models_popup":""}]}]},{"title":"Accessories and Options","select":"Acordion","acordion":"\r\n<p class=\"p2\">Oil and grease collecting system with rotating pipe<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\">Baffles for inlet distribution<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Explosion proof manufacturing according to ATEX standards<\/span><\/p>\r\n","complex":null}]},"technical_information":{"text":"\r\n\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Water loaded with solids and oily substances, coming from the washing of tanks, yards and work<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">areas, is stored in tanks and then sent to API treatment.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">In the tanks, an initial separation of floating substances takes place with\u00a0<em>oil skimmers<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h6>Notes on API SEPARATOR sizing<\/h6>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">In the API tank, a natural separation takes place, based on specific gravity, between heavy substances, which settle, and light substances, which rise to the surface.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">The sizing of API tanks follows the rules of the API (American Petroleum Institute) standards.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">The main factors affecting sizing are:<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">- flow rate<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">- liquid temperature<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">- particle density<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">- size of the smallest oil particles to be separated.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">Collection systems for floated and\/or settled solids are installed inside an API tank.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">These are typically dredging chains with bottom and surface flights.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">API tanks are equipped at the inlet with a distribution chamber and a series of baffles to optimise liquid distribution in the tank<\/p>\r\n\r\n"},"gallery":{"items":[{"name":"19022008547","image":1955},{"name":"EM53 02","image":1954},{"name":"EM53 API-Iran-C4256","image":1953},{"name":"EM53A API-Egitto-Midor-C3978","image":1952},{"name":"EM53A C5397-1-Sarroch ITA","image":1951},{"name":"EM53A C5397-Sarroch ITA","image":1950},{"name":"EM53A C5398-Milazzo ITA","image":1949},{"name":"EM53H C5397-Sarroch ITA","image":1948},{"name":"FGM Livorno-53044-000r4","image":1947}]},"download_the_brochure":{"file":1946},"description":{"text":"These are essential devices used for the<strong>\u00a0treatment of wastewater containing oils and hydrocarbons<\/strong> and are designed to separate and remove these contaminants from water."},"subitems":{"items":[{"subtitle":"Standard API separators","subtext":"\r\n\r\nDesigned for the mechanical separation of oils and solids from industrial wastewater, these systems use the density difference between oil and water to facilitate separation.\r\n\r\n"},{"subtitle":"Lamella flow API separators","subtext":"\r\n\r\nThey use lamella plate packs to increase the separation surface, improving efficiency and reducing the space required for installation.\r\n\r\n"}]},"single_product":{"tab_text":"","tab_order":"6"}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecomacchine.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/production\/1942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecomacchine.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/production"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecomacchine.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/production"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecomacchine.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecomacchine.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}