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When the oily-water separator, shown in the illustration, is in operation and processing clear bilge water, what should be the internal water level? Illustration GS-0153

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When the oily-water separator, shown in the illustration, is in operation and processing clear bilge water, what should be the internal water level? Illustration GS-0153

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Role of coalescer beds (9–12) in separating oil from water • How the water level must relate to the coalescer media for proper separation • Function of the flow control valve 14 at the water outlet versus the physical location of the water level

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• Look at where the inlet, water outlet, and oil outlet are in the separator tank. If the tank is processing clear bilge water with little or no oil, where will the stable water interface naturally settle? • For coalescing to work, should the packing/coalescer beds be dry, partially submerged, or fully submerged under the water level? What does that imply about the proper level? • Does valve 14 directly indicate the physical height of the water level, or does it simply control the rate of discharge/pressure at the outlet?

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• Verify on the illustration which items are labeled as coalescer beds (especially 9) and whether they are in the upper or lower section of the tank. • Confirm whether a continuous water level must be maintained for the separator to function, or whether it can operate with no fixed level. • Check whether correct operation requires the entire coalescer pack to be flooded, and therefore where the water surface must sit relative to the top coalescer bed 9.

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Question 1 of 2066636eee28f7522a1c51ee54

When the oily-water separator, shown in the illustration, is in operation and processing clear bilge water, what should be the internal water level? Illustration GS-0153

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When the oily-water separator, shown in the illustration, is in operation and processing clear bilge water, what should be the internal water level? Illustration GS-0153

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