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  2. Pool skimmer - Wikipedia

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    Pool with side skimmer. A skimmer or surface separator [1] (it separates substances from the surface of a liquid) [2] [3] is an essential accessory for the maintenance and cleaning of the water in a swimming pool. It is used to remove all the surface dirt floating on the water surface, such as leaves, tanning oil and human secretions. These ...

  3. Swimming pool sanitation - Wikipedia

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    Two distinct and separate methods are employed in the sanitation of a swimming pool. The filtration system removes organic waste on a daily basis by using the sieve baskets inside the skimmer and circulation pump and the sand unit with a backwash facility for easy removal of organic waste from the water circulation.

  4. Clarifier - Wikipedia

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    Circular clarifier with surface skimmer visible in the lower right. As the skimmer slowly rotates around the clarifier, skimmed floating material is pushed into the trap visible above the fenced enclosure at the lower left. Clarifiers are settling tanks built with mechanical means for continuous removal of solids being deposited by ...

  5. Oil skimmer - Wikipedia

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    It is important to understand the design features and fluid properties before employing a particular skimmer type. Some factors to consider are: Oil removal flow rate: Alternative Skimmer designs have different oil removal flow rates. Volume removal rates for Oleophilic skimmer types (drum, brush, disc, belt) are comparatively low.

  6. Skimmer - Wikipedia

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    Skimmer (device), for getting data from a credit card for later fraudulent use; Skimmer (machine), for removing oil from a water surface; Skimmer (spa), for removing oil from spa and swimming pools water surface; Protein skimmer or foam fractionator, a device used mostly in saltwater aquaria; Skimmer (dinghy), an American sailboat design from 1933

  7. Pumpjack - Wikipedia

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    A pumpjack is the overground drive for a reciprocating piston pump in an oil well. [1] It is used to mechanically lift liquid out of the well if there is not enough bottom hole pressure for the liquid to flow all the way to the surface. The arrangement is often used for onshore wells. Pumpjacks are common in oil-rich areas.

  8. Protein skimmer - Wikipedia

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    Protein skimmer. A protein skimmer or foam fractionator is a device used to remove organic compounds such as food and waste particles from water. It is most commonly used in commercial applications like municipal water treatment facilities, public aquariums, and aquaculture facilities.

  9. Backwashing (water treatment) - Wikipedia

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    Water to be filtered is then applied to the filter surface until the filter clogs and the backwash cycle needs to be repeated. [3]: 264–8 [4]: 10.53–10.58 [5]: 937–9 [6]: 8.11–8.18 [7]: 353–6 Some water treatment filters use surface wash systems that break up the heavily clogged, granular media surface layer.