A dilute aqueous slurry containing solids with a diameter of 20 micrometer and SG= 1.5 is fed to a centrifuge rotating at 3000 rpm. The radius of the centrifuge is 18 in., its length is 24 in., and the overflow weir is 12 in. from the centerline. (a) If all the solids are to be removed in the centrifuge, what is the maximum capacity that it can handle (in gpm)? (b) What is the diameter of the gravity settling tank that would be required for this separation at the same flow rate?
A dilute aqueous slurry containing solids with a diameter of 20 micrometer and SG= 1.5 is fed to a centrifuge rotating at 3000 rpm. The radius of the centrifuge is 18 in., its length is 24 in., and the overflow weir is 12 in. from the centerline. (a) If all the solids are to be removed in the centrifuge, what is the maximum capacity that it can handle (in gpm)? (b) What is the diameter of the gravity settling tank that would be required for this separation at the same flow rate?
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. A dilute aqueous slurry containing solids with a diameter of 20 micrometer and SG= 1.5 is fed to a centrifuge rotating at 3000 rpm. The radius of the centrifuge is 18 in., its length is 24 in., and the overflow weir is 12 in. from the centerline. (a) If all the solids are to be removed in the centrifuge, what is the maximum capacity that it can handle (in gpm)? (b) What is the diameter of the gravity settling tank that would be required for this separation at the same flow rate?
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