Centrifugal separation system

FIGURE 3. Simplified sketch of centrifugal separation system used for the extraction of penicillin from broth. 

The centrifugal separation of solid impurities is adopted either as an alternative to filtration or combined with it. For example, having fixed-element filters that arrest larger particles, and a centrifuge system that removes the finer solids in suspension together with any water contained in the oil can clean a lubricant circulating system. 

Impingement separators, 246, 257 Chevron style, 248, 255 Efficiencies, 246 Knitted wire mesh, 246 York-vane efficiencies, 248 Inertial centrifugal separators, 266, 268 Kinetic energy, pump system, 187 Lamella plate classifiers, 239 Line sizing work sheet, 107... 

Separation of two liquid phases, immiscible or partially miscible liquids, is a common requirement in the process industries. For example, in the unit operation of liquid-liquid extraction the liquid contacting step must be followed by a separation stage (Chapter 11, Section 11.16). It is also frequently necessary to separate small quantities of entrained water from process streams. The simplest form of equipment used to separate liquid phases is the gravity settling tank, the decanter. Various proprietary equipment is also used to promote coalescence and improve separation in difficult systems, or where emulsions are likely to form. Centrifugal separators are also used. 

The centrifugal separator of the AKUEVE system is also used for phase separation in the SISAK technique [84]. SISAK is a multistage solvent extraction system that is used for studies of properties of short-lived radionuclides, e.g., the chemical properties of the heaviest elements, and solvent extraction behavior of compounds with exotic chemical states. In a typical SISAK experiment, Fig. 4.34, radionuclides are continuously transported from a production... 

At least three pesticide plants use priority pollutant metals separation systems in the United States [7]. One plant uses hydrogen sulfide precipitation to remove copper from its pesticide wastewater. The operating system consists of an agitated precipitator to which the H2S is added, a soak vessel to which sulfur dioxide is added, a neutralization step using ammonia, and a gravity separation and centrifuging process. Copper is removed from an influent level of 4500 mg/L to 2.2 mg/L. 

Filters, substrates and centrifuges of separation and filtration systems. Such filtration and separation systems can be used for gas turbines,... 

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