Pusher centrifuge

• US 7,032,759 B2
• Filed: 04/05/2004
• Issued: 04/25/2006
• 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:
  US10/819,042
• Publication Number:
  US 20040206688A1
• Time in Patent Office: 750 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 pusher centrifuge (1) for the separation of a mixture (2) into a solid cake (3) and into a liquid phase (4). The pusher centrifuge (1) in accordance with the invention includes an outer screen drum (6) rotatable about an axis of rotation (5), a mixture distributor (7) arranged in the screen drum (6) with a pusher base apparatus (8) and an infeed device (9), with the pusher base apparatus (8) being arranged and designed such that the solid cake (3) is displaceable by means of the pusher base apparatus (8) and the mixture (2) can be introduced by the infeed device (9) via the mixture distributor (7) into an empty space (R) which arises on the displacement of the solid cake (3) by the pusher base apparatus (8). The mixture distributor (7) includes at least one funnel (10) for the pre-acceleration of the mixture (2), with the funnel (10) being rotatably arranged about a drive axis (11) and being rotatable at a pre-settable speed of rotation about the drive axis (11) by means of a drive (12).

Claims

1. A pusher centrifuge for the separation of a mixture into a solid cake and into a liquid phase, including an outer screen drum rotatable about an axis of rotation, a mixture distributor arranged in the screen drum with a pusher base apparatus and an infeed device, with the pusher base apparatus being arranged and designed such that the solid cake is displaceable by means of the pusher base apparatus and the mixture can be introduced by the infeed device via the mixture distributor into an empty space which arises on the displacement of the solid cake by the pusher base apparatus, with the mixture distributor including at least one funnel for the pre-acceleration of the mixture, wherein the funnel is rotatably arranged about a drive axis and is rotatable at a pre-settable speed of rotation about the drive axis by means of a drive, and wherein the mixture distributor includes an inlet funnel which has a curved extent and an opening angle which becomes one of larger and smaller in the direction towards the pusher base apparatus.

2. A pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 1, wherein the inlet funnel for the pre-acceleration of the mixture extends at a substantially constant opening angle in the direction towards the pusher base apparatus.

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

4. A pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 1, wherein the mixture distributor includes an inlet funnel made as a pre-filter screen, the pre-filter screen being arranged at a screen stage and/or at the screen drum.

5. A pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 1, wherein the mixture distributor includes a pre-acceleration funnel which is designed and arranged such that the pre-acceleration funnel is rotatable at a pre-settable speed of rotation about an axis of rotation by means of a rotational drive.

6. A pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 5, wherein the inlet funnel is made as a pre-filter screen for the pre-separation of liquid phase from the mixture.

7. A pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 5, wherein the pre-acceleration funnel is designed as a pre-acceleration screen for the pre-separation of liquid phase from the mixture.

8. A pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 1, wherein the mixture distributor includes an inlet funnel made as a pre-filter screen, and wherein the pre-acceleration funnel comprises a pre-acceleration screen, at least one of the pre-filter screen and the pre-acceleration screen comprising a two-stage screen with a coarse screen and a fine screen.

9. A pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 8, wherein collection means are provided for the collection and draining of the liquid phase from at least one of the pre-filter screen and the pre-acceleration screen.

10. A pusher centrifuge for the separation of a mixture into a solid cake and into a liquid phase, including an outer screen drum rotatable about an axis of rotation, a mixture distributor arranged in the screen drum with a pusher base apparatus and an infeed device, with the pusher base apparatus being arranged and designed such that the solid cake is displaceable by means of the pusher base apparatus and the mixture can be introduced by the infeed device via the mixture distributor into an empty space which arises on the displacement of the solid cake by the pusher base apparatus, with the mixture distributor including at least one funnel for the pre-acceleration of the mixture, wherein the funnel is rotatably arranged about a drive axis and is rotatable at a pre-settable speed of rotation about the drive axis by means of a drive, and wherein the mixture distributor includes a pre-acceleration funnel which extends at a substantially constant pre-acceleration angle in a conically divergent manner in the direction towards the infeed device.

11. A pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 10, wherein the inlet funnel has a curved extent and the opening angle of the inlet funnel becomes larger in the direction towards the pusher base apparatus.

12. A pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 10, wherein the inlet funnel has a curved extent and the opening angle of the inlet funnel becomes smaller in the direction towards the pusher base apparatus.

13. A pusher centrifuge for the separation of a mixture into a solid cake and into a liquid phase, including an outer screen drum rotatable about an axis of rotation, a mixture distributor arranged in the screen drum with a pusher base apparatus and an infeed device, with the pusher base apparatus being arranged and designed such that the solid cake is displaceable by means of the pusher base apparatus and the mixture can be introduced by the infeed device via the mixture distributor into an empty space which arises on the displacement of the solid cake by the pusher base apparatus, with the mixture distributor including at least one funnel for the pre-acceleration of the mixture, wherein the funnel is rotatably arranged about a drive axis and is rotatable at a pre-settable speed of rotation about the drive axis by means of a drive, and wherein the mixture distributor includes a pre-acceleration funnel which has a curved extent and a pre-acceleration angle which becomes one of larger and smaller in the direction towards the infeed device.

14. A pusher centrifuge for the separation of a mixture into a solid cake and into a liquid phase, including an outer screen drum rotatable about an axis of rotation, a mixture distributor arranged in the screen drum with a pusher base apparatus and an infeed device, with the pusher base apparatus being arranged and designed such that the solid cake is displaceable by means of the pusher base apparatus and the mixture can be introduced by the infeed device via the mixture distributor into an empty space which arises on the displacement of the solid cake by the pusher base apparatus, with the mixture distributor including at least one funnel for the pre-acceleration of the mixture, wherein the funnel is rotatably arranged about a drive axis and is rotatable at a pre-settable speed of rotation about the drive axis by means of a drive, and wherein the mixture distributor includes a pre-acceleration funnel designed and arranged such that the pre-acceleration funnel is rotatable at a pre-settable speed of rotation about an axis of rotation by means of a rotational drive.

15. A pusher centrifuge for the separation of a mixture into a solid cake and into a liquid phase, including an outer screen drum rotatable about an axis of rotation, a mixture distributor arranged in the screen drum with a pusher base apparatus and an infeed device, with the pusher base apparatus being arranged and designed such that the solid cake is displaceable by means of the pusher base apparatus and the mixture can be introduced by the infeed device via the mixture distributor into an empty space which arises on the displacement of the solid cake by the pusher base apparatus, with the mixture distributor including at least one funnel for the pre-acceleration of the mixture, wherein the funnel is rotatably arranged about a drive axis and is rotatable at a pre-settable speed of rotation about the drive axis by means of a drive, and wherein the mixture distributor includes an inlet funnel made as a pre-filter screen for the pre-separation of liquid phase from the mixture.

16. A pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 15, wherein the mixture distributor includes a pre-acceleration funnel which extends at a substantially constant pre-acceleration angle in a conically divergent manner in the direction towards the infeed device.

17. A pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 16, wherein the pre-acceleration funnel has a curved extent and the pre-acceleration angle of the pre-acceleration funnel becomes larger in the direction towards the infeed device.

18. A pusher centrifuge in accordance with claim 16, wherein the pre-acceleration funnel has a curved extent and the pre-acceleration angle of the pre-acceleration funnel becomes smaller in the direction towards the infeed device.

19. A pusher centrifuge for the separation of a mixture into a solid cake and into a liquid phase, including an outer screen drum rotatable about an axis of rotation, a mixture distributor arranged in the screen drum with a pusher base apparatus and an infeed device, with the pusher base apparatus being arranged and designed such that the solid cake is displaceable by means of the pusher base apparatus and the mixture can be introduced by the infeed device via the mixture distributor into an empty space which arises on the displacement of the solid cake by the pusher base apparatus, with the mixture distributor including at least one funnel for the pre-acceleration of the mixture, wherein the funnel is rotatably arranged about a drive axis and is rotatable at a pre-settable speed of rotation about the drive axis by means of a drive, wherein the mixture distributor includes an inlet funnel made as a pre-filter screen, wherein the pre-acceleration funnel comprises a pre-acceleration screen, and wherein at least one of the pre-filter screen and the pre-acceleration screen comprises a two-stage screen with a coarse screen and a fine screen.