The coalescing filter is typically a hydrophilic filter meaning that small droplets ofentrained water of the oily-water mixture coalesce on the filter and form large globules of waterthat sink to the bottom of the filter housing.

The coalescing filter is typically an oleophilic filter meaning that small droplets of entrained oilof the oily-water mixture coalesce on the filter and form large globules of oil that sink to thebottom of the filter housing.

The coalescing filter is typically a hydrophilic filter meaning that small droplets of entrainedwater of the oily-water mixture coalesce on the filter and form large globules of water that rise tothe top of the filter housing.

The coalescing filter is typically an oleophilic filter meaning that small droplets of entrained oilof the oily-water mixture coalesce on the filter and form large globules of oil that rise to the top ofthe filter housing.