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Centrifuge including a drum and solid discharge orifices having bores arranged at selected vertical heights along an exterior of the drum

US8419607B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

Westfalia Separator GmbH · DE

Inventors

Wilfried Mackel · Oelde, DE
Andreas Penkl · Lippetal, DE
Thomas Bathelt · Oelde, DE
Kathrin QUITER · Drensteinfurt, DE
Klaus Baalmann · Greven, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 8, 2007
Grant date	Apr 16, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 22, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB04B1/12
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A centrifuge includes a centrifugal drum rotatable about a vertical axis of rotation. The centrifugal drum includes one or more solids discharge orifices located at an area of the largest inside diameter of the drum. The solids discharge orifices include bores having discharge openings. The bores are arranged at least partially on an exterior of the centrifugal drum in a vertical direction Z at selected vertical heights along the exterior of the centrifugal drum.

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