Abstract:
The invention relates to a solid bowl screw centrifuge comprising a centrifuging chamber (19) having a rotating screw (1) and a likewise rotating drum (21) surrounding the centrifuging chamber (19), in addition to a distributor (15) which is preferably embodied as a tube and is used to introduce the material to be centrifuged (S) into the centrifuging chamber (19). Said distributor is oriented in a angular manner, especially perpendicularly, in relation to the central axis (A) of the screw (1). The material to be centrifuged is guided through an axially extending inflow tube (13) into the distributor (15). At least one wall (15a) of the distributor is provided with a surface structure consisting of projections (27) in such a way that the main part of the material to be centrifuged (S) which passes through the distributor must flow around at least one of the projections (27) on the at least one wall (15a) on the radial path from the inflow tube (13) to the centrifuging chamber (19).
Abstract:
A cantilever centrifuge has a support (104), a conveyor (100) cantilevered from the support, a substantially cylindrical solid bowl (102) also cantilevered from the support and extending about the hub (108), and a solid first conical bowl section (110) cantilevered from an end of the solid bowl opposite the support. The first conical bowl section tapers inwardly towards an axis of the conveyor and the bowl, in a direction away from the solid bowl and the support. A second conical bowl section (114), generally in the form of a screen or basket, is connected at one end proximate to a free or downstream end of the first conical bowl section opposite the solid bowl. The second conical bowl section is connected indirectly to the support and tapers outwardly from the rotation axis in a direction away from the free or downstream end of the first conical bowl section. In a specific embodiment, the second conical bowl section surrounds the first conical bowl section and extends away from the downstream end of the first conical bowl section towards the machine support.
Abstract:
A feed accelerator system for use in a centrifuge, the system comprising a conveyor hub (26) rotatably mounted substantially concentrically within a rotating bowl (12), and an accelerator (43) including a cone-shaped inside surface (29) disposed between an accelerator base (31) and an accelerator small diameter section (33). The accelerator (43) is secured proximately to its base within the conveyor hub (26) so that the accelerator (43) rotates with the conveyor hub (26). A distributor including a distributor surface (37) having no sharp bends or junctions is secured to the small diameter section (33). A plurality of accelerator vanes (39) are disposed on the cone-shaped inside surface (29) and extend proximately from the small diameter section (33) and terminate at a location on the cone-shaped inside surface (29) proximate to the accelerator base (31) so that an unvaned portion of the cone-shaped inside surface forms a smoothener section (41). A feed pipe (34) having at least one discharge opening (38) is disposed within the centrifuge so that the discharge opening (38) is positioned proximately to the distributor surface (37) at a stand-off distance (D). The stand-off distance (D), feed slurry flow rate, diameter of the feed pipe (34), location of the accelerator vanes (39) proximate to the small diameter section (33), and number of vanes are selected to obtain overall maximum centrifuge efficiency.
Abstract:
A decanter centrifuge comprises a drum (1) with a conveyor (2) containing an inlet (4). The liquid to be separated flows in a jet centrally into the inlet (4) towards an end wall (11), at which the liquid is radially distributed and flows axially onwards towards the second end wall (13) through an area of the inlet (4) free of members imparting an angular velocity to the liquid. The inlet (4) is provided with inlet apertures (6) positioned on a radius larger than the radius to the overflow edge (9) at the liquid discharge. The design of the inlet (4) implies that the free liquid surface in the inlet during operation is drawn far towards the axis of the drum, thereby causing excess energy supplied to the liquid during acceleration to the angular velocity of the conveyor (2) to be dissipated in the comparatively thick liquid layer before the liquid discharges into the separation space (7) through the inlet apertures (6).