a. For the production of olive oil, the olives are washed, crushed, malaxated, and separated into oil, water and solids by centrifugation as in the following flow chart. Find the flow rate in the exit streams given that: a) the composition of the olives is 20% oil, 35% water, and 45% solids; b) the composition of the discharged solids stream in the decanter is 50% solids and 50% water; c) 90% of the oil is taken out in the first disc centrifuge; and d) the ratio of olives to water added in the decanter is equal to 1. Olive Washer Hammer mill Malaxator 2000 Kg/h Water Decanter centrifuge centrifuge Water Solids Oil Oil
a. For the production of olive oil, the olives are washed, crushed, malaxated, and separated into oil, water and solids by centrifugation as in the following flow chart. Find the flow rate in the exit streams given that: a) the composition of the olives is 20% oil, 35% water, and 45% solids; b) the composition of the discharged solids stream in the decanter is 50% solids and 50% water; c) 90% of the oil is taken out in the first disc centrifuge; and d) the ratio of olives to water added in the decanter is equal to 1. Olive Washer Hammer mill Malaxator 2000 Kg/h Water Decanter centrifuge centrifuge Water Solids Oil Oil
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Transcribed Image Text:a. For the production of olive oil, the olives are washed, crushed, malaxated, and separated
into oil, water and solids by centrifugation as in the following flow chart. Find the flow
rate in the exit streams given that: a) the composition of the olives is 20% oil, 35%
water, and 45% solids; b) the composition of the discharged solids stream in the
decanter is 50% solids and 50% water; c) 90% of the oil is taken out in the first disc
centrifuge; and d) the ratio of olives to water added in the decanter is equal to 1.
Olive
Washer
Hammer mill
Malaxator
2000 Kg/h
Water
Decanter
centrifuge
centrifuge
Water
Solids
Oil
Oil
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