A centrifugal separator
AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorÅke ÖLUND
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Abstract
A centrifugal separator for separating a dairy product into at least a liquid light phase and a heavy phase. The centrifugal separator comprises a disc stack of frustoconical discs arranged inside the centrifuge bowl. The disc stack comprises a first set of discs and a second set of discs. The discs in the first set of discs are separated from each other by spot-formed spacing members and with a distance that is smaller than 0.3 mm, and the discs in the second set of discs are separated from each other with a distance that is larger than 0.3 mm.
Claims16
A centrifugal separator for separating a dairy product into at least a liquid light phase and a heavy phase, the centrifugal separator comprising
- a centrifuge bowl arranged for rotating around an axis of rotation,
- a feed inlet for suppling the dairy product to be separated into the centrifuge bowl;
- a first centrifugal separator outlet for discharging a separated liquid light phase;
- a second centrifugal separator outlet for discharging a separated heavy phase;
- a disc stack of frustoconical discs arranged inside the centrifuge bowl, the disc stack comprises
- a first set of discs,
- a second set of discs,
- wherein
- the discs in the first set of discs are separated from each other by spot-formed spacing members and with a distance that is smaller than 0.3 mm, and
- the discs in the second set of discs are separated from each other with a distance that is larger than 0.3 mm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.