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Process Plant Layout, 2nd Edition
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Process Plant Layout, 2nd Edition

by Sean Moran
November 2016
Intermediate to advanced
756 pages
32h 9m
English
Butterworth-Heinemann
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Chapter 27

Centrifuges

Abstract

The vast majority of centrifuges used in the process industries produce a high solids and a low solids product stream from a liquid/solids mixture. A notable exception is that of gas centrifuges, used for isotopic separation in the nuclear industry. All centrifuges tend to involve fast rotating heavy machinery, with its attendant hazards and nuisances such as noise and vibration. Abatement measures must therefore be considered in layout at the earliest stage. Large centrifuges may also require a lot of power to drive them, with consequent effects on electrical power layout.

Keywords

Centrifuge; batch; continuous; pusher; plow; decanter; basket

27.1 General

The vast majority of centrifuges used in the process ...

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