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Laboratory test tube centrifuges can determine if there is a sufficient density difference between the two phases to consider sedimentation as an alternative. If there is a sharp separation, one can anticipate the same in the field. One can also answer the following questions. Do the solids settle or float Is the solid phase granular or amorphous What is the moisture content The characteristics of the solids indicate the solids discharge design required, i.e., scroll in decanters, or in disk centrifuges, flow-through nozzles or wall valves. 

In a manual design, the bowl is one piece and the system must be stopped and opened up to discharge the collected solids. In a continuous operation, such as a wall-valve-discharge centrifuge, the bowl is made of two cones, a top and a bottom, which periodically separate to release the solids at full rotational speed. 

Solids concentrations can range from 15to50%. For smaller machines where solids content varies, the intermediate solids discharge design (wall-valve), is preferred. Solids must be of wet toothpaste consistency to flow from these types of disk machines. With the intermittent discharge, however, the solids can be wetter as it is mechanically feasible to open and close the bowl quickly enough to avoid liquid passage. 

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Researches [6], [7] show, that in order to the interaction between vessel walls, valve leaflets and the fluid flow it is necessary to compute the field of external body forces / in the Navier-Stokes equation, based on the force F, and determine the current form X q,t) of the vessel and the valve, based on the fluid field of velocities u(x, t). The following equations are used for this purpose ... 

Pastes. Aerosols utilizing a paste as the product concentrate base differ from other formulations in that the product and the propellant do not come in contact with one another. The paste is placed in a bag that is attached to the valve system and fitted into the container. The propellant is then placed between the bag and the outer wall so that the propellant presses against the outside of the bag, dispensing the contents through the valve. 

Bellows or Dia.phra.gm Meters. Bellows meters use flexible diaphragms as the metering chambers. A series of valves and linkages control the filling and emptying of the chambers. Movement of the flexible walls is regulated for a constant displacement per stroke. Meters of this type are widely used in the gas industry as residential meters (see Gas, natural). 

Purely aqueous polymerization systems give copolymers that are not wetted by the reaction medium. The products agglomerate and plug valves, nozzles, and tubing, and adhere to stirrer blades, thermocouples, or reactor walls. These problems do not occur in organic media or mixtures of these with water. 

Air—electric samplers can be installed directly in the pipe wall. One type of Hquid sampler is operated by a solenoid valve that activates an air cylinder. A shaft is moved in and out of the pipe by this cylinder and samples are expeUed into a container below the sampler. Sample volumes of from 2—30 mL are possible. 

Software packages are commercially available for simulation of hydrauhc transients. These may be used to analyze piping systems to reveal unsatisfactoi y behavior, and they aUow the assessment of design changes such as increases in pipe-wall thickness, changes in valve actuation, and addition of check valves, surge tanks, and pulsation dampeners. 

Pneumatic Controllers The pneumatic controller is an automatic controller that uses pneumatic pressure as a power source and generates a single pneumatic output pressure. The pneumatic controller is used in single-loop control applications and is often installed on the control valve or on an adjacent pipestand or wall in close proximity to the control valve and/or measurement transmitter. Pneumatic controllers are used in areas where it would be hazardous to use electronic equipment, in locations without power, in situations where maintenance personnel are more familiar with pneumatic controllers, or in applications where replacement with modern electronic controls has not been justified. 

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