TUBULAR CENTRIFUGE
Tubular centrifuges are a highly efficient and versatile tool that can be used in many industries to remove solids from liquids. Our centrifuges provide accurate results thanks to its nnovative design. And because it's built to handle delicate samples, you can trust in its accuracy and safety.
What is Tubular centrifuges
The tubular centrifuge is used primarily for the continuous separation of liquids from liquids or of very fine particles from liquids, although in some cases it is employed as a batch-type centrifuge. In general, it is used when higher centrifugal fields are required for separation.
The tubular centrifuge is a type of centrifugal equipment that can achieve a very high separation factor. It isespecially suitable for extracting, concentrating and clarifying materials that have a small difference in the specific gravity of the liquid and solid phases, a fine solid particle size, a low solid content, and a strong
corrosive medium.
It is mainly used for solid-liquid separation and liquid-liquid-solid separation of materials in such industries as food, chemicals, beverages, pharmaceuticals, blood products, intermediates, etc. This machine is ideal for separating materials quickly and efficiently. It has a high output and doesn't take up much space. It's also easy to operate.
The rotating bowl of a tubular centrifuge consists of a long hollow tube (length many times its diameter) . For continuous separation the feed or material to be centrifuged enters at one end near the axis and is removed in two streams containing the separated material.
Many different designs for the internal structure of the tube are employed, but, in general, radial vanes are used to bring the feed material up to speed and to slow down the separated streams before they are discharged.The centrifuge is driven by a high-speed motor.
The sedimentation takes place as the fluid flows from one end of the tube to the other. When the heavy material consists of very fine particles or molecules and the concentration is very low, the solid material is usually allowed to deposit on the wall. In this case the machine is operated as a batch centrifuge.
The tubular centrifuge is finding an increasing number of applications because of the high centrifugal fields that may be used (15,000g near the periphery in some cases). A few typical uses are as follows:
●The purification of vaccines (uncentrifuged vaccines contain a large amount of nonessential and harmful material),
●Purification of lubricating and industrial oils,
●Clarification and purification of food products such as essential oils, extracts, and fruit juices, and
●Separation of immiscible liquids that cannot be separated by gravity.