Disc-decanter centrifuge
US5364335A · kind A · utility
67Cited by
22References
16Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB04B2001/2066
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A vertically oriented centrifuge swivably engaged to a support structure so as to enable the centrifuge to attain an optimal operational attitude. The centrifuge includes a bowl, a screw conveyor disposed within the bowl, a hub disposed within the upper portion of the screw conveyor wherein the screw conveyor and hub define a separation chamber, and a plurality of separating discs disposed in the separation chamber and arranged in superimposed layers upon the hub.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.