Solids present in the produced water stream, can reduce performance and increase the downtime of a produced water treatment system due to erosion damage and blockage, causing increased operation and maintenance costs and interruption to oil production if not removed.
Benefits / Key Features
Can be operated with a continuous or potted underflow
Liner manufactured from ceramic material to resist high temperatures and erosion
Suitable for pressures up to API 10,000
Simple design for mounting in pressure vessels
Designed designed using our extensive experience and global resource reach with a sharp focus on demanding and high performance oil & gas applications:
- Constructed from ceramic material to resist highly erosive conditions
- Improve oil removal efficiency
- Minimise footprint and weight
- Reduce maintenance
- Extend operating life
A number of liners models are available, all with the same external dimensions.
Our SandLiner operates by introducing produced water through tangential inlets into the widest part of the conical internal cavity to create a vortex inside the liner. As the water passes through the vortex, the suspended solids are forced to the wall of the liner by centrifugal forces. The vortex flow pattern within the liner transports the separated solids along the wall to the outlet port of the liner where they flow into a catchment chamber beneath. The desanded water flows in a reverse direction, up the centre of the liner and out through the axial port at the top. Normally the sand in the catchment chamber would be intermittently discharged to a sand cleaning system while the hydrocyclones are on line, although other discharge strategies are possible.