Abstract: An apparatus for separating dispersed phases from fluid mixtures comprising a fluid separation chamber provided with a plurality of fluid outlet ports for discharge of fluids with different densities, and fluid inlet means for introducing the mixture into the chamber comprising at least one tubular neck portion in which a cluster of fibers is compressed to a fibrous bed. Each tubular neck portion is arranged to a level between the top portion and a bottom portion of the chamber and at an angle relative to the vertical thereby reducing the chance of accumulation of foamy or solid contaminants in the fibrous bed and allowing continuous removal thereof from the separation chamber.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating liquid, such as for coalescing and separating finely dispersed oil droplets from an oil/water emulsion, which includes a cluster of fibers arranged in a housing, wherein the cluster of fibers can be displaced stepwise into and from a neck portion of the housing, thereby providing in the neck portion a compressed fibrous bed with an adjustable thickness.