Method and device for separating two liquid phases by means of a centrifuge
US4755165A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 18, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2006 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB04B11/02
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and device for separating two liquid phases by means of a centrifuge. The position of the zone that separates them is varied by supplying additional heavy phase as a function of that position. Once the zone arrives at a certain location, traces of light phase will appear in the heavy-phase outlet. A shutoff is opened and additional heavy phase is supplied for a prescribed length of time through a separate intake, displacing the zone toward another location. The process is repeated, with more heavy phase being diverted through the heavy-phase outlet than is supplied through the product intake.
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