Continuous flow centrifuge and compensation rotor guiding device

A compensating rotor guiding device comprising a guiding tube, wherein the guiding tube comprises a guiding contour which has a first guiding contour section and a second guiding contour section, wherein

• a) the first guiding contour section comprises a curvature in a first direction and the second guiding contour section comprises a curvature in a second direction,
• b) the first guiding contour section and the second guiding contour section are connected to each other by an intermediate section or a turning section,
• c) the first guiding contour section has a smaller distance from a rotor axis than the second guiding contour section and
• d) a radius of curvature in the first guiding contour section is greater than a radius of curvature in the second guiding contour section, wherein the compensating rotor guiding device is configured for use in a continuous flow centrifuge that comprises:
• i) a centrifugation chamber,
• ii) a rotor arranged in the centrifugation chamber and being rotatable about a rotor axis at a rotor speed, and
• iii) a connecting section with a first connecting conduit, via which a medium is supplied to the rotor during operation of the continuous flow centrifuge when the rotor rotates, and with a second connecting conduit, via which a medium is discharged from the rotor, wherein one end section of the connecting section is fixed to a housing and another end section of the connecting section is fixed to the rotor such that it is rotated with the rotor, and wherein, when used in the continuous flow centrifuge, the compensating rotor guiding device is rotated about the rotor axis at half the rotor speed and wherein the connecting section is guided to avoid twisting of the connecting section.