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US 4,044,944 AGranted
Centrifuge
AssigneeFa. Moebus KG.
InventorsBernhard Moebus, Gerhard Larch, Rudolf Friedrich
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Abstract
A centrifuge for separating and/or thickening liquid/solid mixtures. The centrifuge has a radially outwardly tapered centrifuging chamber which is defined by an axially movable hollow cylindrical member and two conical drum members rigidly mounted on the horizontal centrifuge shaft in spaced relationship to each other. The centrifuging chamber can be opened or closed by axially moving the hollow cylindrical member across an ejection gap which is formed by the two conical drum members.
Claims12
A centrifuge for separating and/or thickening liquid/solid mixtures, comprising in combination,
- a support frame;
- horizontal shaft means rotatably mounted in said support frame and having at least one first liquid/solid mixture supply conduit and at least one second clarified liquid outlet conduit disposed therein;
- a drive motor operatively connected to said shaft means for rotating it;
- two conical drum members axially rigidly mounted on said shaft means in spaced relationship to each other;
- the respective outlet of said first conduit and the inlet of said second conduit being disposed on said shaft means between said two conical drum members;
- a hollow cylindrical member axially slidably mounted on one of said two conical drum members and movable between a fully open and a closed position on one of said two conical drum members;
- said shaft means and two conical drum members define a centrifuging chamber therebetween which can be opened or closed by the axial movement of said hollow cylindrical member;
- said horizontal shaft means has a diameter which is at least a third of the maximum diameter of said centrifuging chamber.
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