DESIGNING

9.3 DESIGN OF CENTRIFUGE

9.3.1 MATERIAL BALANCE
Feed

overflow + under flow

Cf

C0m0

Cf

concentration of feed

0.02

Co

concentration of overflow

Cu

concentration of underflow

0.15

mf

mass flow rate of feed

2125 Kg/hr

mo

mass flow rate of overflow

mu

mass flow rate of underflow

+ CUmU

Where,

Assume,
Co

(i.e. no protein content in over flow, its pure water)

Therefore,
Cumu

Cfmf

mu

Cf mu /Cu

mo

(0.02)(2125) /(0.15)

283.33 Kg /hr.

mf - mu

2125 283.33

1841.667 Kg / hr.

Volumetric flow rate = Qo = mo / density

= 1841.66 / 1000
= 1.841 m3 / hr
= 0.000511 m3 /sec.
Now we have,
mf

2125 Kg / hr

mo

1841.667 Kg /hr

mu

283.33 Kg / hr

Neglecting protein concentration in the feed.

Mass flow rate of feed

= (feed rate) (feed conc.)

= (2125)(0.98)
= 2028.5 Kg /hr

Volumetric flow rate = qr

= mass flow rate /density

= 2082.5 / 1000
=2.082 m3 /hr

Feed density

= mass / volume
= 2125 /2.082
=1020.4 Kg / m3

UNDER FLOW
Mass flow rate (product)

= Cu (product) * mu
= (0.15)(283.33)
= 42.5 Kg / hr

Mass flow rate (water)

= Cu (water) * mu
= (0.85)(283.33)
= 240.83 Kg /hr

Density of water

= 1000 Kg /m3

Volumetric flow rate of water

= 240.83 / 1000
= 0.0241 m3 / hr

Density of underflow

= mass / volume
= 283.33 /0.241
= 1177 Kg /hr.

9.3.2 DESIGN CALCULATIONS

SETTLING VLOCITY:
d2 g /18

Vg

= 2.12 gm / m3

= 0.65 * 10-4cm

= 981 cm/ sec

= 1 g cm / sec.

Vg

= 128.3307787

Q/

= 2 Vg
= 256.6615574

From figure, the disk centrifuge is selected. Recovery of particles larger than I micron is
satisfactory and for Q/ equivalent to 1 micron on adjusted scale is about 0.00012. disk
centrifuge of 50 % efficiency is chosen.

= Qo /( Qo / )

Where,
Qo

= (2104.76 Kg / hr)(1000 Kg /m3)

= 0.000584 m3 / sec

= (0.000584)(1000000)/(0.5)(0.00012)
=0.000009733 cm2
=10400 ft2

From table
Diameter of the disk

= 4.1 inch

Number of the disk

= 33

Revolution per minute (rpm = 10000

= 10000*0.105
= 1050 rad / sec
From table
Diameter of the bowl

= 10 inch

POWER CALCUATIONS:
Horse power

= Qo 2 r2 / 746

Qo

= (2.1047 m3 / hr)/ 3600

Qo

= .000584 m3 / sec

Density

= 1000 Kg /hr

= 1050 rad / sec

= radius of the bowl

= 5 in.
= (5)/ (12) (3.28)
= 0.127 m

Horse power

= 10384.8 / 746
=13.92 hp

d
n

= (2 n 2 / 3 g tan) (r2 3 r12)

= no. of disks
= 33

= 32.17 ft / sec2

= angle of tilt

r2

= outer dia of disks

= 4.1 in.

So, outer dia. of disc

= 2.05 in.
= 0.171 ft

r1

= inner dia. of disc

0.439

r1

= (0.171)3 r1 3

= 1 in.

RESIDENCE TIME:
V

= volume of the fluid in the bowl

= (R 2 r1) b

= radius of the bowl

= 5 in.

r1

= 1 in.

= nh
= (33) (0.1)

= 3.3 in.

= 0.00407 m3

So,
Retention time = V/ Qf

= 0.00407 / 2.38
= 0.00171 hrs
= 6.17 sec.