Picture of the equipment :  SEPARATOR-CLARIFIER

SEPARATOR-CLARIFIER

Food sectors:

Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Beverages
Fats

Processes:

Extraction/separation

Description

The purpose of centrifugation to separate the liquid between them in a solid or liquid.

3 types of separation are possible:

  • Clarification: removal of solide particles in a liquid with a smallest density than solids
  • Concentration: separation liquid-liquid with a biggest proportion of heavy phase.
  • Purification: separation liquid-liquid with a biggest proportion of light phase.

The intermittent solids discharge can be used in 3 modes of separation.

 

Applications

Clarification of juice, oil / water separation, concentration of biomass.

Specifications

Manufacturer and modelAlpha-Laval/LAPX-202
Feed flow200 à 600 l/h
Volume of bowl250 ml
Operation speed3 500 to 10 000 RPM