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Solid bowl screw centrifuge comprising a centripetal pump with a throtting device

US7510519B2 · kind B2 · utility

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32References
12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 30, 2004
Grant dateMar 31, 2009
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB04B2001/2083
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A solid bowl screw centrifuge including: a drum having a solids discharge at a conical end and at least one discharge opening at an end opposite the conical end, the at least one discharge opening arranged with an axial drum lid; a screw rotatable at a different speed relative to the drum; a centripetal chamber section connected behind the drum lid with the at least one discharge opening; a centripetal pump arranged to discharge a liquid phase from the solid bowl screw centrifuge; and an adjustable throttling device connected in front of the centripetal pump in the centripetal chamber section, the adjustable throttling device being assigned to the at least one discharge opening.

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