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Vertical centrifugal separator

US9005097B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 26, 2010
Grant dateApr 14, 2015
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Expiry dateJul 7, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB04B2011/086
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A vertical centrifugal separator includes a casing, a bowl that is rotatably housed in the casing and provided to separate a solution to be processed which is supplied to an interior of the bowl into a liquid and a solid by an action of centrifugal force and discharge the liquid and the solid, and a discharge assembly that is rotatably housed in the bowl and provided to discharge the solid in the bowl. The bowl and the discharge assembly each have an engagement portion that is engaged or disengaged when the bowl and the discharge assembly are moved relative to each other in an axial direction and a position adjustment mechanism for adjusting a phase between the discharge assembly and the bowl relative to a rotation axis, for example, at a single relative position.

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