- Conical / Cylindrical Bowl Design
DecanterSolid
Bowl Centrifuge
In Decanter centrifuges the cleaning of liquid takes place in cylindrical part where as dewatering of solids by compression of the filter cake takes place in conical part of the bowl. The geometry of the bowl, relation with length and diameter to be adapted to suit the application. In most of the cases, good results are obtained at length diameter 2 : 1 and sometime depending upon application 2.5 / 3 : 1.
The system is continuous, compact and enclosed while offering versatility, high performance, and low maintenance.
Application
The Decanters / Solid Bowl Centrifuges are used for clarification (liquid / solid separations), dewatering and classification duties in various process industries.
Typical products processed:
Inorganic products: Aluminium hydroxide, barium sulphate, lead oxide,
chromium oxide, ferrous hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, titanium dioxide, zinc sulphate. etc..
Organic products : Carboxymethycellulose, caprolactam, dimethylterephthalate, terephthalic acid, phthalic acid, etc..
Plastics : Polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, etc..
Silicates : Asbestos, clay, etc..
Cellulose: De-inking flotation concentrate
Foodstuffs: Fishmeal, casein, whey, etc..
Design Features
- Simple, rugged construction
- Rotor comprising screw conveyor inside conico / cylindrical bowl
- Screw conveyor (single flight or multiple flights), with or without hard surfacing
- Solids discharge through collecting channel and hard-surfaced scrapers
- Drive by electric motor and V-belts with gear box for high strength and reliability
- Oil lubrication for gear box and greasing for bearings
- Overload protection device
- Vibration dampers
- Optional Gas-tight design with gas-sealed labyrinths
- Perbunan, viton or PTFE seals
- Pressure-tight design with glide ring seals for up to 10 bar
- Optional – Centralised lubrication System
Based on the principle of sedimentation, the Decanter Solid Bowl Centrifuge uses the force developed under fast rotation of a helical screw conveyor which separates the liquid from the solid fraction at a slightly higher or lower speed than the bowl.
Operations
- Separation takes place in Horizontal conical / cylindrical bowl with screw conveyor.
- The slurry is feed into the bowl through a stationery inlet tube and accelerated by specially design inlet distributor.
- Centrifugal force leads to instant sedimentation of the solids on the wall of bowl.
- The conveyor, rotating in the same direction as bowl with differential speed, conveys the solids to conical end. The solids are lifted clear of the liquid and centrifugally dewatered before being discharged into the collecting channel.
- The clarified liquid flows into the housing through opening in cylindrical end of the bowl.
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