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Hydro-Flo Technologies, Inc.
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API Separator Calculations
USER INPUT IN YELLOW
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Oil Droplet si1e "in microns# (%&
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4iscosity "in Poise# &/&&0.2
RESULTS
Width of separator in feet 5.000
Depth of separator in feet 2.500
Length of separator in feet 25.000
Oil Droplet "in cm# &/&(%
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terminal +elocity "in cm-s# (/3& (/3& (/3&
terminal +elocity "in )t-min# ./%0 ./%0 ./%0
5inimum cross sectional area nee'e' "in )t# ((/(0 ((/(0
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