ABSTRACT
The growth of production capacities of industrial enterprises leads to an increase in emission concentration of pollutants and requires the use of separators. This scientific paper includes the research of separation of emulsions with similar densities. The emulsions with similar properties are separated very slowly, so it is necessary to use special inserts to accelerate the separation process. The authors have chosen inserts with corrugated baffles, located at an angle of 45°, inserts with corrugated baffles, located at an angle of 135°, as well as inserts with cross-corrugated baffles. As a result of experimental research, it was found that with an increase in the emulsion rate inside of apparatus, the separation efficiency decreases, upon the condition that all the studied inserts are installed. When the concentration of hydrocarbons in the original mixture is less than 25%, it is most appropriate to use inserts with corrugated baffles, located at an angle of 45°.
