Double pusher centrifuge

• US 7,025,211 B2
• Filed: 04/05/2004
• Issued: 04/11/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ferrum AG
• Original Assignee: Ferrum AG
• Inventors: Geiger, Roy, Reinach, Harald
• Primary Examiner(s): Prince, Fred G.
• Application Number:
  US10/819,055
• Publication Number:
  US 20040206687A1
• Time in Patent Office: 736 Days
• Field of Search: 210/359, 210/360.2, 210/369, 210/372, 210/373, 210/376, 210/488, 210/489, 494/36
• US Class Current: 210/369
• CPC Class Codes: B04B 11/06 Arrangement of distributors or collectors in centrifuges
• CPC Class Codes: B04B 3/02 discharging solid particles from the bowl by means coaxial with the bowl axis and moving to and fro, i.e. push-type centrifuges

Abstract

The invention relates to a double pusher centrifuge including a screen drum (3) rotatable about an axis of rotation (2) for separating a mixture (4) into a solid material cake (5) and a liquid phase (6), a mixture distributor (7) arranged in the screen drum (3) and having a pusher base device (8), which is arranged to be movable to and fro along the axis of rotation (2), so that the solid material cake (5) is alternately displaceable with an outer ring zone (9). Furthermore, the double pusher centrifuge includes an infeed device (10) with which the mixture (4) can be introduced via the mixture distributor (7) into an empty space (11), which arises adjacent to the outer ring zone (9) on displacement of the solid material cake (5) by the pusher base device (8). In this arrangement the pusher base device (8) has acceleration surfaces (12) on both sides, which are inclined at a pre-determinable angle of inclination (γ) with reference to the radial direction, so that the mixture (4) introduced by the infeed device (10) can be accelerated to a pre-determinable peripheral speed before reaching the screen drum (3).

Claims

1. A double pusher centrifuge including a screen drum rotatable about an axis of rotation for separating a mixture into a solid material cake and a liquid phase, a mixture distributor arranged in the screen drum and having a pusher base device, which is arranged to be movable to and fro along the axis of rotation, so that the solid material cake is alternately displaceable with an outer ring zone, and with an infeed device with which the mixture can be introduced via the mixture distributor into an empty space, which arises adjacent to the outer ring zone on displacement of the solid material cake by the pusher base device, the pusher base device having acceleration surfaces on both sides, which are inclined at a pre-determinable angle of inclination with reference to the radial direction, so that the mixture introduced by the infeed device can be accelerated to a pre-determinable peripheral speed before reaching the screen drum, and wherein the infeed device includes an inlet funnel for pre-acceleration of the mixture which extends at a substantially constant opening angle conically diverging in the direction towards the pusher base device.

2. A double pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 1, wherein the acceleration surface is designed as a filter screen for separating the liquid phase from the mixture.

3. A double pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 2 wherein the filter screen is designed as a two-stage screen with a coarse filter and a fine filter.

4. A double pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 1, wherein the inlet funnel has a curved shape and the opening angle of the inlet funnel becomes larger in the direction towards the pusher base device.

5. A double pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 1, wherein the inlet funnel has a curved shape and the opening angle of the inlet funnel becomes smaller in the direction towards the pusher base device.

6. A double pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 1, wherein the inlet funnel is rotatably arranged about a drive axis and is rotatable about the drive axis at a pre-determinable speed of rotation by means of a drive.

7. A double pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 1, wherein the inlet funnel is designed as a pre-filter screen for the initial separation of the liquid phase from the mixture.

8. A double pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 7, wherein collecting means are provided for collecting and draining the liquid phase from the pre-filter screen.

9. A double pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 1, in which the mixture distributor includes a pre-acceleration funnel, which extends in the direction towards the infeed device while conically diverging at an essentially constant pre-acceleration angle.

10. A double pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 1, wherein the mixture distributor includes a pre-acceleration funnel that is rotatable about an axis of rotation by means of a rotary drive at a pre-determinable speed of rotation.

11. A double pusher centrifuge including a screen drum rotatable about an axis of rotation for separating a mixture into a solid material cake and a liquid phase, a mixture distributor arranged in the screen drum and having a pusher base device, which is arranged to be movable to and fro along the axis of rotation, so that the solid material cake is alternately displaceable with an outer ring zone, and with an infeed device with which the mixture can be introduced via the mixture distributor into an empty space, which arises adjacent to the outer ring zone on displacement of the solid material cake by the pusher base device, the pusher base device having acceleration surfaces on both sides, which are inclined at a pre-determinable angle of inclination with reference to the radial direction, so that the mixture introduced by the infeed device can be accelerated to a pre-determinable peripheral speed before reaching the screen drum, and wherein the infeed device includes an inlet funnel which has a curved shape, an opening angle of the inlet funnel becoming one of larger and smaller in the direction towards the pusher base device.

12. A double pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 11, wherein the infeed device includes an inlet funnel for pre-acceleration of the mixture which extends at a substantially constant opening angle conically diverging in the direction towards the pusher base device.

13. A double pusher centrifuge including a screen drum rotatable about an axis of rotation for separating a mixture into a solid material cake and a liquid phase, a mixture distributor arranged in the screen drum and having a pusher base device, which is arranged to be movable to and fro along the axis of rotation, so that the solid material cake is alternately displaceable with an outer ring zone, and with an infeed device with which the mixture can be introduced via the mixture distributor into an empty space, which arises adjacent to the outer ring zone on displacement of the solid material cake by the pusher base device, the pusher base device having acceleration surfaces on both sides, which are inclined at a pre-determinable angle of inclination with reference to the radial direction, so that the mixture introduced by the infeed device can be accelerated to a pre-determinable peripheral speed before reaching the screen drum, and wherein the mixture distributor includes a pre-acceleration funnel that has a curved shape and a pre-acceleration angle of the pre-acceleration funnel extending towards the infeed device becoming one of larger and smaller in the direction towards the infeed device.

14. A double pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 13, wherein the pre-acceleration funnel has a curved shape and a pre-acceleration angle of the pre-acceleration funnel becomes larger in the direction towards the infeed device.

15. A double pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 13, wherein the pre-acceleration funnel has a curved shape and a pre-acceleration angle of the pre-acceleration funnel becomes smaller in the direction towards the infeed device.

16. A double pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 13, wherein the pre-acceleration funnel is designed as a pre-acceleration screen and collection devices are provided at the mixture distributor draining the liquid phase.

17. A double pusher centrifuge including a screen drum rotatable about an axis of rotation for separating a mixture into a solid material cake and a liquid phase, a mixture distributor arranged in the screen drum and having a pusher base device, which is arranged to be movable to and fro along the axis of rotation, so that the solid material cake is alternately displaceable with an outer ring zone, and with an infeed device with which the mixture can be introduced via the mixture distributor into an empty space, which arises adjacent to the outer ring zone on displacement of the solid material cake by the pusher base device, the pusher base device having acceleration surfaces on both sides, which are inclined at a pre-determinable angle of inclination with reference to the radial direction, so that the mixture introduced by the infeed device can be accelerated to a pre-determinable peripheral speed before reaching the screen drum, and wherein the mixture distributor includes a pre-acceleration funnel which is rotatable about an axis of rotation by means of a rotary drive at a pre-determinable speed of rotation.