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Introduction To Solid Bowl Centrifuge
Introduction To Solid Bowl Centrifuge
Typical bowl
Conveyor
• The conveyor receives the slurry through the feed pipe and accelerate
the slurry to the approximate speed of bowl.
• Conveyor assembly consists –
(i) conveyor hub with feed compartment and feed ports
(ii) conveyor helix
(iii) two trunnions on which it rotates
Gear unit
Gear unit drive the conveyor at a fixed differential speed relative to
bowl.
The reduction ratio of the gear unit and the speed of the bowl determine
the difference in speed between the bowl and conveyor.
The gear unit is fixed and planetary gear drive.
1.The slurry flows from the feed equipment through the feed pipe into the feed compartment.
2. In the feed compartment, the slurry is accelerated to approximate speed of the bowl.
3.The slurry is distributed through the feed ports to the inner diameter of the cylindrical bowl.
4. centrifugal force created by rotation of bowl forces the slurry to the inside cylinder bowl
wall.
5. The higher specific gravity solids are push outwards from the centre line of rotation
until they collect along the bawl wall.
6. Screw conveyor conveys the settled solid particles towards the conical section (beach) of
the bawl.
7.The solids are then discharged through opening of in the solid head to solid discharge
compartment in the case bottom while the clarified liquid flows in the counter current
direction of solids and overflow the adjustable weirs located in liquid head.
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