Magnetically suspended and rotated separator

A separator for separating a flowable suspension in a centrifugal field into at least two phases of different density, the separator comprising:

• a housing, which is stationary in operation and is a container, wherein the housing has at least two or more openings comprising an inlet opening for an inflowing suspension and at least one outlet or a plurality of outlets for flowable phases of different density, and wherein the plurality of outlets are respectively assigned annular spaces of the housing;
• a rotatable drum arranged inside the housing and having a vertical axis of rotation, wherein the rotatable drum comprises a number of openings corresponding to the openings of the housing;
• a single multi-part support and drive device, which comprises at least one control device and an electric motor, wherein the electric motor consists of a stator, a stator magnet assembly, and a rotor having a rotor magnet assembly, wherein the electric motor holds the rotatable drum in suspension within the housing, radially and axially supports the rotatable drum, and sets the rotatable drum in rotation, wherein the stator magnet assembly is arranged outside the housing and the rotor magnet assembly is formed inside the housing on the rotatable drum so that an air gap LS is formed between the housing and the rotatable drum during rotation of the rotatable drum in operation, wherein the single multi-part support and drive device axially bears and centers the rotatable drum by regulating an axial position of the rotor magnet assembly by the at least one control device by controlling the electric motor;
• one or more sealing rings are arranged between the rotatable drum and the housing, wherein the one or more sealing rings radially support the rotatable drum in an area in which the one or more sealing rings are arranged during operation;
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• a distributor and a disk pack are arranged in the rotatable drum.