Imperforate bowl: centrifugal separators – Rotatable bowl – Including means for imparting other movement to bowl in...
Patent
1981-06-19
1984-08-28
Jenkins, Robert W.
Imperforate bowl: centrifugal separators
Rotatable bowl
Including means for imparting other movement to bowl in...
494 56, B04B 1100
Patent
active
044682158
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a centrifuge, and in particular a tubular conifuge for the purification of liquids and for sludge concentration, whose centrifuge drum consists of two drum halves and a tube, connecting these two halves, being axially displaceable, with an axial input for the solid material.
While it is possible to achieve good solid matter concentrations with tubular configues, when comparing the results to those obtained by means of regular centrifuges, they are still clearly below those obtained by means of filter presses, to give an example. The cause for this lies in the fact that in centrifuges the solid material becomes subject to but limited concentration because viscosity moves radially towards the center. In addition, when the centrifuge is filled there is evidence of certain clouding after some time of operation, and the solid matter separation stops.
It is therefore a principal object of the invention to improve operation of a centrifugal machine of the type described in such a manner that increased solid matter concentrations can be achieved.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention accomplishes the aforenote subject by making at least part of at least one of the drum halves axially displaceable during the centrifuge run. The improved design of the present invention makes it possible that during the centrifuge run, and preferably towards the end of the operation, the inner drum volume may be reduced and thus the solid matter is compressed, so that clear liquid or liquid with very low solid matter concentration, respectively, is extracted and enters the overflow or the inlet, to be removed in the conventional manner. The results are increased in the solid matter concentration corresponding to the volume reduction.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other features of the invention and the attendant advantages will be apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art and the invention will be more easily understood from the following detailed description then in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the cross section of the tubular conifuge, and
FIG. 2 shows a cross section diagramatic view through a double tubular conifuge
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The tubular conifuge of FIG. 1 consists of one axially separate drum halves 11, 12, rotatably arranged with respect to the displacement body 20. Both of the drum halves are connected by means of a shell or tube 13 which is closed at one end and is axially displaceable by means of a doubly activating hydraulic cylinder 18. By the axial displacement of this tube 13, the dry matter located within the drum can be spun off.
From its initial position, which drum half 12 assumes whenever the centrifuge drum is filled, a hydraulic cylinder 19 can be actuated to displace said drum toward the other, fixed, drum half 11 in the axial direction, so that the inner drum volume can be reduced.
Referring to FIG. 1, it may help in understanding the operation of the invention to further explain this figure and the manner in which the parts are shown in their various positions. Firstly, on the upper side of the Figure, drum half 12 is shown in its fully extended position, that is with maximum volume for the inner drum space. Directly across on the lower side, the corresponding sloping section of drum half 12 is shown in phantom lines. The second position or reduced volume position of the drum half is shown in solid lines on the lower side of the drawing and the corresponding upper side section is shown in phantom lines. This reflects that the drum half has been axially displaced downwardly in the second position, as seen in the drawing, to reduce the inner volume and thereby compressing the contents within the inner drum space.
Likewise, the position of the shell or tube 13 has been shown both in its closed and open position. On the upper side of the drawing, shell 13 is shown disposed between drum halves 11 and 12 to designate the closed position. The shell is axially
REFERENCES:
patent: 3986663 (1976-10-01), Jonsson
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