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www.andritz.com/separationandritz.com/separation What is centrifugation? An efficient solution to solve your dewatering and thickening tasks
Centrifugation is a mechanical separation Filtration versus sedimentation process in which two or more materials Compared to filtration equipment, centrif- are separated using centrifugal forces. The ugal sedimentation equipment can often demands of a centrifuge depend strongly achieve the same capacity at a lower in- on the specific application (e.g. flow rates vestment cost. The sedimentation process and solids load), the material characteris- can also reach higher flow rates in a con- tics (e.g. particle size and abrasion behav- tinuous mode. Wide variations in feeding ior), and the operating environment (e.g. parameters can also be accepted. explosion-proof design). In sedimentation processes, consumables, Each machine in the ANDRITZ decanter such as filter media in filtration processes, centrifuge family benefits from an applica- are not used. Better capture rates can be tion-specific design. Whether your goal is achieved by centrifugal sedimentation as to separate solids from liquids, two liquids washing cycles in the filtration process from each other, or even to accomplish could reduce the final product capture rate. both tasks at the same time, our applica- Sedimentation processes are better able to tion specialists have an optimal design for handle complex products, especially com- you. Thanks to decades of experience with pressible ones, which are difficult to sepa- continuously evolving machine designs, rate in filtration processes. our top-of-the-class decanter centrifuges ensure reliable and efficient performance. Washing of sedimentation equipment is easier than with filtration equipment be- cause the filtration equipment’s wash wa- ter is under pressure, thus larger quantities are used.
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