Tubular

Bowl
Centrifuge

Zaid Mohammed
Malak Ali
Sura Majid

TUBULAR-BOWL

Tubular-bowlcentrifugesare

sedimentationcentrifuges.Theycanbe
usedtoseparatebothsolid/liquidand
liquid/liquidmixtures.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Intubular-bowlcentrifuges,feed

entersfromthebottomofthe
cylindricalbowl.Adistributorand
baffleassemblyacceleratesthe
incomingliquidtorotorspeed.Then,a
baffleseparatesthefeedintoits
components(twoliquidlayersfor
liquid/liquidseparations,orsolidand
liquidlayersforsolid/liquid
separations).Theouterlayer,which
consistsoftheheaviercomponents,
becomesconcentratedagainstthe
wall,whiletheinnerlayer,which
consistsofthelightercomponents,
floatsontop.

EQUIPMENT DESIGN
Tubular-bowlcentrifugesgenerallyconsistofabowl,a

motor,andadriveassembly.Thebowlissuspended
fromanupperbearingandhangsfreely.Thisallows
thebowltofinditsnaturalaxisofrotationifit
becomesunbalanced.

Thedischargeportsatthetopofthebowlarelocated

atdifferentradiiandelevationsdependingonthe
propertiesofthecomponentstobeseparated.The
picturebelowshowstheupperbearingsuspending
thebowlaswellasadischargeport.

Theinnerbowlintubular-bowlcentrifugescanrange

incapacityfrom1to15gallons,andcanhandleupto
1200gal/hroffeed.Tubular-bowlcentrifugescanbe
outfittedwithaknifedischargesystem,which
mechanicallyremovesanybuiltupsolidswithinthe
bowl.Shownbelowisthefeedinletintothebowlofa
tubularcentrifuge.

USAGE EXAMPLES
Tubular-bowlcentrifugeshaveawiderangeofusesinindustry.A

typicalapplicationisthepurificationoflubricatingindustrialoils
containing1%orlessofsedimentablesolids.

Tubular-bowlcentrifugesalsoseemuchuseinthefood,

biochemical,andpharmaceuticalindustries.Thepicturebelowto
theleftisanexampleofalaboratoryscaletubularcentrifugethatis
poweredbyasingle-phasemotor.Thesecentrifugescanbepowered
withelectricmotors,steamturbinesorcompressedair.Thepicture
totherightisanexampleoftubularcentrifugeusedinindustry.

ADVANTAGES:Canbeusedforbothliquid/liquidandsolid/liquid

separations

DISADVANTAGES:Foamingofliquidsmayoccur

Working

principle of tubular bowl

centrifuge:

Whenthetubularbowlcentrifugeworks,themotor

passesthedynamicforcetothedrivenwheel
throughdrivingstrapandtensionpulley,thusfor
thebowltorotatearounditsownaxisathigh
speed,formingastrong
centrifugalforcefield.Thematerialisinjectedinside
fromtheliquidinletonthebottom.

Thecentrifugalforcecompelsthematerialliquidto
flowupwardsalongtheinnerwallofbowl,andthe
liquidphaseoflargedensityisformedintoouter
ringandtheliquidphaseofsmalldensityisshaped
intoinnerring,toflowtothetopofbowl,tobe
dischargedoutfromtheirrespectiveliquidoutlets.
Themicrosolidssettleonthewallofthebowland
aretobemanuallydischargedafterthemachineis
shutdown.

TubularBowlCentrifugeshavetwotypes:
GFTubularBowlCentrifugeand
.GQTubularBowlCentrifuge

GF Tubular Bowl Centrifuge

is used for liquid-liquid

separation and liquidliquid-solid separation.
1.Specifications
1.Tubular Centrifuge
2.Diesel centrifuge
3.Tubular centrifuge
separator
4.Solid bowl centrifuge

2.Specifications
1.High speed
16000r/min
2.Liquid liquid solid
separating
3.Emulsion
4.Tubuar type
centrifuge

GF:Itisusedforseparating
variousemulsion,especially
adaptableforliquid-liquid
separation,suchas
separationofvariousoiland
micropowder,extractliquid
fromplants,separationof
.plasmaandcell

High speed 13000-.1

19000rpm
2.Tubular type
centrifuge
3.Industrial
centrifuge
4.Capacity from
50L/H-1000L/H

GQ Tubular Bowl Centrifuge

GQTubularBowlCentrifugeisforsolidliquidseparation.
OPERATION:Centrifugalforcecausesuspendedsolids

tomigratetothecentrifugebowlwallwherethey
areretained.Asthefluidtravelsupthroughthebowl,
solidseventuallymigratetothewallandtheclarifiedfl
uidisdischargedthroughthetopcenterofthebowl.
FLOW:Fluidflowinandoutofthecentrifugeiscontinu
ouswhilethesolidsarecollectedonthetubewallina
batchwisemanner.

ThetubularbowlcentrifugeGQ105Nismainly
usedinliquid-liquid-solidorliquid-liquid
separationinbio-pharmacy&bio-chemical,
beverage&food,pharmaceutical,chemical
industry.Itisanidealseparationequipment
bycentrifuging,especiallyforthosefeeding
withlittlegravitydifference,andsmall
dimensionindiameter.Theminimum
diameterofdissociativegranuleis0.5micron
orbelow