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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2000
Georg Hiller, Jr., 84137 Vilsbiburg, DE;
Dietmar J. Neidhardt, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
The centrifuge continuously separates free flowing substances that have different densities. The centrifuge includes a rotor,having a cylindrical drum,and a conical drum,. The rotor wall includes discharge ports,″ for a heavy phase and weirs,for a light phase arranged on a front end wall,of the cylindrical drum. The rotatable scroll conveyor,includes a hollow shaft,and a helix,for transporting the heavy phase toward the discharge ports. A feed pipe,is coaxially within the hollow shaft and opens into a chamber,within the hollow shaft. A plurality of nozzles each within a respective discharge port in the conical drum and a non-restrictive discharge port,in the end section of the conical drum discharge the heavy phase from the centrifuge. The nozzles are preferably arranged in a plurality of circumferential rings.