Purification animation of an Alfa Laval self-cleaning centrifuge (total discharge)

This animation of an S/P Flex centrifuge shows how the contaminated fuel oil or lube oil (unseparated liquid) is entering an Alfa Laval self-cleaning centrifuge (after operation water has been filled in). In the separator bowl the dirty oil is separated. Clean oil (light phase) and the separated water (heavy phase) are discharged continuously from the separator. Solids (sludge) are collected inside the separator bowl. Sludge discharge will be periodically. First the product flow will be stopped (for total discharge) and the separator bowl will be filled with water to remove the product (oil) inside the bowl. Afterwards the bowl will be automatically opened and the sludge will be discharged into a sludge tank from the separator bowl. Now production can continue.
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