Centrifugal separator with flexibly suspended restrainable bowl
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1. A centrifugal separator system for separating a feed material at a high speed, comprising:
- a rotatable centrifuge bowl having an interior surface for receiving said feed material;
a flexible suspension means for rotatably, flexibly supporting said bowl;
a scraper blade to remove solids from said interior surface of said bowl during low speed revolutions; and
retractable substantially radially rigid restraining means for constraining said bowl during low speed revolutions such that the distance between said scraper blade and said interior surface remains substantially constant.
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Abstract
A centrifuge separator system includes a centrifuge bowl for receiving the feed to be separated; a flexible suspension for rotatably, flexibly supporting the bowl; and a retractable restrainer device for constraining the bowl during scraping action of a scraper blade to remove solids from the bowl. Alternatively, the bowl could be radially and rotationally constrained and the scraper rotated to remove solids from the bowl.
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1. A centrifugal separator system for separating a feed material at a high speed, comprising:
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a rotatable centrifuge bowl having an interior surface for receiving said feed material; a flexible suspension means for rotatably, flexibly supporting said bowl; a scraper blade to remove solids from said interior surface of said bowl during low speed revolutions; and retractable substantially radially rigid restraining means for constraining said bowl during low speed revolutions such that the distance between said scraper blade and said interior surface remains substantially constant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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