Quality Tricanter for Reliable Chemical and Olive Oil Separation

• Customization: Available
• After-sales Service: 24 Hours on Line
• Warranty: 12monthes
• Model NO.: LW400
• Type: Centrifuge
• Separation Mode: Sedimentation Type
• Operating Type: Continuous Type
• Installation: Horizontal
• Centrifuge Type: Horizontal Spiral Centrifuge
• Pressure: Low Pressure
• Condition: New
• Material: SS304 or SS316 L
• Motor: ABB
• Inverter: ABB
• Touch Screen: Siemens
• Transport Package: Wooden Cases
• Specification: 2065*1050*800
• Trademark: SHENZHOU
• Origin: China
• HS Code: 8421192000
• Production Capacity: 500sets

Product Description

A decanter centrifuge is a powerful and efficient type of centrifuge expertly crafted to separate solids from liquids within a mixture. The mixture is introduced into the decanter centrifuge, where centrifugal forces generated by its high-speed rotation effectively separate solids from liquids, ensuring a precise and reliable separation process.

For the efficient separation of solid/liquid mixtures with substantial solids content, decanter centrifuges are an exemplary choice. These robust solid-shell scroll centrifuges or decanters distinguish themselves from chamber filter presses by operating continuously, employing powerful centrifugal forces to extract finely distributed solid particles from the suspension with remarkable efficiency.

Decanter centrifuges demonstrate their versatility and indispensability across a multitude of industries worldwide. These centrifuges are meticulously engineered to meet specific application requirements, making them ideal for processes ranging from sludge dewatering to wet classification and solid sorting.

To achieve the most effective outcomes, solid bowl decanter centrifuges are tailored to meet the exacting demands of individual separation processes, ensuring optimal performance.

• A decanter centrifuge is an advanced centrifuge designed specifically for separating solids from liquids within mixtures, employing a continuous process that harnesses centrifugal force for efficient separation.
• Within the centrifuge, the mixture is expertly channeled, where the spinning motion generates centrifugal forces that effectively divide solids from liquids.
• The resulting separated solids and liquids are then meticulously discharged through distinct outlets, ensuring pure and refined separation.
• Decanter centrifuges find their application across a wide array of industries, including chemical, pharmaceutical, food processing, and environmental engineering, showcasing their wide-reaching utility.
• These centrifuges are especially adept at separating fine or dense solids that pose challenges for methods like sedimentation or filtration, demonstrating their superior capability.
• They also excel in dewatering sludge and separating emulsions, providing unmatched efficiency and performance in diverse applications.
• Renowned for their high efficiency, minimal maintenance needs, and capacity to process large material volumes, decanter centrifuges are an industry favorite.

• Decanter centrifuges function on the principle of buoyancy-based separation. Components with greater density naturally gravitate to the bottom, while less dense ones rise. The continuous spinning in a decanter centrifuge amplifies the settling speed, generating g-forces between 1000 and 4000 G's, significantly reducing the settling time from hours to mere seconds. This method delivers rapid, efficient, and easily manageable separation outcomes.

  Think of a decanter as a sedimentation tank elegantly wrapped around an axis. In this setup, heavier solid particles descend to the bottom due to gravity, forming a sediment at the base. In a centrifuge, centrifugal acceleration separates solid and liquid phases, with denser particles moving outward to the bowl's inner wall, forming sediment. This process is vastly more efficient in a centrifuge, with centrifugal forces of around 3000 g compared to 1 g in gravity, achieving quicker and more effective separation.
  
  

  Model	(Diameter)mm	Length mm	Rotation speed(Rpm)	separation factor	capacity	Main motor	Vice motor	Weight (Kg)
  LW250*1000	250	1000	4800	2722	0.5-5	7.5	4	950
  LW300*1200	300	1200	4000	2688	1-8	11	7.5	1350
  LW355*1160	355	1160	3600	2576	2-8	15	7.5	1400
  LW355*1460	355	1460	3600	2576	2-10	15	7.5	1800
  LW355*1460H	355	1460	3600	2576	2-10	15	7.5	2000
  LW420*1750	420	1750	3200	2406	4-20	30	11	3000
  LW450*1600	450	1600	3200	2578	5-25	30	11	3500
  LW450*1800	450	1800	3200	2578	5-28	37	22	3600
  LW450*2000	450	2000	3000	2266	5-30	37	22	3800
  LW500*1800	500	1800	3000	2517	10-32	45	22	4300
  LW500*2000	500	2000	3000	2517	10-35	45	22	4500
  LW550*1800	550	1800	3000	2769	10-40	45	22	4800
  LW550*2200	550	2200	2800	2412	10-45	45	22	5000
  LW650*1750	650	1750	2000	1454	20-50	90	30	6000
  LW650*2000	650	2000	2000	1454	20-55	90	30	6200
  LW720*2000	720	2000	1800	1450	40-100	110	55	10000

  Harnessing the power of a 3-phase decanter centrifuge, it's possible to achieve seamless separation of three distinct phases in one streamlined operation. This is especially beneficial for the separation of unmixable liquids like oil and water due to their density differences. In this process, the water elegantly accumulates between the oil and solids layers, allowing for precise extraction from the decanter. Once separated, the two liquids can be efficiently extracted, while the solids are conveniently conveyed to discharge via the scroll, similar to a 2-phase separation.

  Three-phase separation finds its vital applications in the production of high-quality edible oils such as olive oil, efficient processing of oil sludge, and the innovative creation of biodiesel, among other industrial applications.

A decanter centrifuge incorporates several critical parts that harmonize to effectively separate solids from liquids. These parts include:

1. The bowl serves as the central component of the centrifuge. This robust cylindrical structure spins on a horizontal axis, meticulously separating mixtures fed into it through a feed pipe. The distinct outlets ensure separate discharge of the clarified solids and liquids, enhancing operational efficiency.
2. Featuring a helical design, the scroll operates within the bowl, powered by a motor. It rotates at a slightly slower pace than the bowl, skillfully directing the solids towards the bowl's outer wall. Here, centrifugal force plays a key role in separating the solids from the liquids.
3. Strategically located on the outer wall of the bowl, this outlet is dedicated to the discharge of separated solids, ensuring a streamlined separation process.
4. Positioned at the bottom of the bowl, this outlet facilitates the efficient discharge of separated liquids, maintaining the integrity of the operation.
5. Comprising the motor and essential components, the drive system is integral to the seamless operation of both the bowl and the scroll, ensuring optimal performance.
6. Equipped with advanced sensors and components, the control system adeptly monitors and regulates the centrifuge's operations, ensuring precision and safety.
7. This sturdy assembly provides robust support to the bowl and other vital components, ensuring stability and efficiency in the centrifuge's operations.
8. Acting as the crucial conduit, this pipe delivers the mixture to the bowl, initiating the sophisticated separation process.
9. This pump consistently delivers the mixture to the feed pipe, maintaining a steady flow rate crucial for optimal separation.
10. Comprising sensors and essential components, this system expertly manages the flow of the mixture into the centrifuge, ensuring precise control and efficiency.

1. The process begins as the slurry is introduced into the centrifuge through an intake pipe, seamlessly guided onto a sophisticated conveyor system.
2. Within the centrifuge, an innovative internal feed compartment propels the slurry through a nozzle into the dynamic bowl.
3. At the heart of the process, the bowl rotates at impressive speeds, generating powerful centrifugal forces that drive the separation process.
4. This high-speed rotation rapidly distinguishes solid materials from liquids, executing the separation with precision in mere seconds.
5. The conveyor seamlessly elevates the solid materials, discharging them through a specialized nozzle, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness.
6. With the solid material expertly removed, the refined liquid is released through a separate outlet. This purification capability renders decanter centrifuges indispensable for waste water treatment facilities, and extends their utility across a variety of industries. Notably, such centrifuges are straightforward to install, requiring no foundational structure, and their remarkable efficiency is a boon to many blue-collar industries, conserving time and resources.

7. The decanter centrifuge process boasts several compelling attributes, making it a superior choice for effective separation of solids from liquids. Key features include:

8. : Decanter centrifuges are engineered for continuous operation, ensuring an uninterrupted flow of material through the system. This capability makes them ideal for high-volume processing environments.
9. With unmatched precision, decanter centrifuges efficiently segregate solids and liquids. This method excels in handling fine or dense particles that other techniques struggle to separate, demonstrating its effectiveness.
10. Decanter centrifuges offer flexibility with adjustable parameters such as the bowl's speed and angle, alongside the scroll. These can be fine-tuned to enhance the separation process tailored to different material types.
11. Designed for durability and ease, decanter centrifuges demand minimal maintenance, presenting a cost-efficient solution for numerous applications.
12. The adaptability of decanter centrifuges allows them to efficiently separate a diverse array of materials, including various density liquids, suspensions, and emulsions.
13. Compared to alternative separation methods like filtration or sedimentation, decanter centrifuges are more energy-conservative, operating with reduced energy demands.
14. Compact and efficient, decanter centrifuges integrate seamlessly into existing process systems without demanding extensive space.

The separation medium enters via the feed, accelerating within the scroll's infeed chamber. The throughput significantly affects the residence time, optimizing the process.

Within the decanter bowl, the separating medium attains peak velocity, prompting solids to deposit along the inner circle. The bowl's shape, be it cylindrical or conical, is crucial for efficient settling.

Industrial decanter centrifuges utilize a gear mechanism to create a speed differential between the bowl and scroll, controlling the solids quantity in the outfeed with precision.

Pond Depth / Weir Discs

The clarified liquid in a decanter centrifuge exits through bowl cover perforations at the cylindrical end. These apertures house adjustable weir discs/plates, allowing fine-tuning of the bowl's pond depth and filling volume.

Decanter centrifuges find diverse applications across numerous industries, including:

1. In the chemical industry, decanter centrifuges are indispensable for separating chemical products and by-products such as acids, alkalis, and solvents, along with purifying and dewatering polymers and resins.
2. Pharmaceutical processes utilize decanter centrifuges for separating and purifying drugs, excipients, intermediates, proteins, and enzymes, ensuring product integrity and quality.
3. Decanter centrifuges are pivotal in the food industry, expertly separating and refining a variety of products and by-products. They efficiently handle the separation of milk, juice, and fruit puree, while also purifying and dewatering essential food items like cheese and yogurt, ensuring quality and consistency.
4. In the realm of environmental engineering, decanter centrifuges are indispensable for the treatment and efficient dewatering of sludge and various waste materials. Wastewater Treatment: Plants utilize these centrifuges to not only tackle wastewater challenges but also play a vital role in oil spill cleanup operations by separating oil from water.
5. In the competitive oil and gas sector, decanter centrifuges are essential for the separation of oil, water, and solids during both drilling and production activities. Additionally, they are instrumental in purifying and dewatering crude oil and a range of petroleum products, enhancing processing efficiency.
6. Decanter centrifuges serve the mining and mineral processing industries by separating valuable minerals and solids from liquids during ore processing, thus optimizing beneficiation operations.
7. These centrifuges are crucial in dewatering coal and other fuels, ensuring efficient power generation operations through enhanced fuel preparation.
8. In the pulp and paper sector, decanter centrifuges are tasked with dewatering sludge, streamlining operations within paper mills and improving productivity.
9. Beyond traditional uses, decanter centrifuges extend their utility to industries like automotive, aviation, and aerospace, where they are utilized to meticulously separate and refine diverse materials.

• Decanter centrifuges present a sleek, tidy operational appearance while significantly mitigating odor issues, providing a comfortable working environment.
• Their design ensures easy installation and rapid startup and shutdown, all while requiring less operating space than many alternatives, making them a compact yet powerful solution.
• Versatility is a hallmark of the decanter centrifuge. With adjustable bowl sections and cone angles, they effortlessly adapt to various applications. Pre-programmed design curves anticipate sludge types, outperforming static methods like belt filter presses, which lack such adaptability.
• Boasting superior throughput capacity, these machines outpace smaller units, reducing the need for multiple devices and enhancing operational efficiency.
• This efficiency translates into fewer required units, simplifying operations and reducing complexity.
• Optimizing and operating the device is straightforward, thanks to a limited set of significant variables and dependable feedback data that guide precise adjustments.
• Compared to other processes, decanter centrifuges promise lower labor costs, as they demand minimal constant maintenance and attention from operators.
• Offering remarkable process flexibility, the decanter centrifuge surpasses competing methods such as the belt filter process, delivering superior performance across varied applications.

• While highly effective, decanter centrifuges struggle with separating biological materials like cells and viruses with slight density variances. Here, the tubular-bowl centrifuge takes precedence, designed to tackle these challenging separations.
• Operational noise and vibrations can be pronounced, posing challenges in environments where quiet is paramount.
• The high energy consumption associated with the device's significant G-forces is a consideration for energy-sensitive operations.
• Moreover, the centrifuge decanter incurs considerable equipment costs. To prevent wear, hard surfacing and abrasion-resistant materials for the scroll are necessary, affecting maintenance budgets.

A centrifuge leverages centrifugal force for separating solids from liquids or differentiating mixture components by density. A decanter centrifuge, however, specializes in the continuous separation of solids from liquids, designed specifically for seamless operation.

Key Differences Between General Centrifuge and Decanter Centrifuge:

1. Decanter centrifuges are meticulously engineered for seamless, continuous operation, allowing them to efficiently handle a steady influx of material. Unlike their batch centrifuge counterparts that process in discrete amounts, these marvels of engineering sustain an uninterrupted flow, enhancing productivity and operational efficiency.

1. Featuring a clever scroll mechanism, decanter centrifuges employ a helical screw that resides within the bowl, rotating at a deliberate pace just slower than the bowl itself. This scroll deftly guides the solids toward the periphery, where centrifugal force ensures their separation from the liquids. Many other centrifuge types may eschew a scroll or utilize alternative conveyor systems, but few match the precision and reliability of this design.
2. Decanter centrifuges are equipped with a strategically located solids discharge port on the outer wall of the bowl, expertly crafted for expelling separated solids with ease. While other centrifuge models might adopt different methods for solids discharge, few rival the efficiency and straightforwardness of this system.
3. : Decanter centrifuges excel in the art of separating solids from liquids. Their primary function is focused, although other centrifuge variants may be harnessed for diverse applications, such as density-based separation or purification tasks, expanding their utility beyond liquids alone.

Overall, decanter centrifuges stand as specialized titans in the centrifuge realm, crafted specifically for the continuous separation of solids from liquids. Their unique design features distinguish them from other centrifuge types, each tailored for specific tasks and diversified purposes.

A decanter centrifuge is an advanced apparatus designed to efficiently separate solids from liquids within a mixture through continuous processing. By harnessing centrifugal force, it expertly divides these components, proving indispensable across varied industries, including chemical, pharmaceutical, food processing, environmental engineering, oil and gas, mining and mineral processing, power generation, and pulp and paper.
Some specific examples of what a decanter centrifuge may be used for include:
In the chemical industry, it separates chemicals like acids, alkalis, and solvents with remarkable precision.
In the pharmaceutical industry, it deftly separates pharmaceutical products such as drugs and excipients.
In the food processing industry, it expertly separates food items like milk and juice, ensuring purity and quality.
In environmental engineering, it treats and dewaters sludge at wastewater treatment facilities, promoting ecological balance.
In the oil and gas industry, it separates oil, water, and solids during drilling and production operations with high efficiency.
In mining and mineral processing, it separates minerals and other solids from liquids, optimizing beneficiation processes.
In power generation, it dewaters coal and other fuels, maximizing energy efficiency.
In the pulp and paper industry, it manages the dewatering of pulp and paper sludge in paper mills with precision.

Indeed, a decanter is a specialized form of centrifuge. Centrifuges utilize centrifugal force to separate solids from liquids or to segregate mixture components by density. The decanter centrifuge is distinctively designed for the continuous separation of solids from liquids, setting it apart as a focused member of the centrifuge family.
Decanter centrifuges are renowned for their continuous operation, the strategic integration of a scroll (a helical screw that rotates slightly slower than the bowl), and the implementation of a solids discharge port on the bowl's outer wall. Their versatility finds them employed across numerous industries and applications, including chemical, pharmaceutical, food processing, environmental engineering, oil and gas, mining and mineral processing, power generation, and pulp and paper.

The term "decanter" is traditionally associated with a container characterized by its expansive base and slender neck, predominantly utilized for the purpose of storing and serving wine. When we delve into the realm of decanter centrifuges, however, the designation "decanter" is employed to describe the unique configuration of the centrifuge's bowl, which mirrors the classic design of a wine decanter. This bowl is a cylindrical vessel, boasting a broad base that tapers into a narrow neck, and is engineered to rotate gracefully around a horizontal axis.
The intriguing usage of the term "decanter" in the context of a centrifuge likely stems from the machine's primary function: to effectively separate liquids of differing densities, such as the clear liquid of wine and its heavier sediment. The centrifuge's bowl, akin to a wine decanter in shape, adeptly separates the crystal-clear liquid (wine) from the denser sediment (lees) that settles at the bottom, illustrating the elegance and efficiency of this centrifugal technology.