Abstract: The invention is an entrainment device for a centrifugal separator. The entrainment device is comprised of two axial delimiting surfaces. One axial delimiting surface turns axially towards and the other turns axially away form an inlet chamber outlet of the separator. The entrainment device permits extended periods of operation without clogging of inlet chamber.

Abstract: In a centrifugal separator for separating solid particles from a liquid, a centrifugal rotor (2) has two axially separated end walls (13, 14) and a surrounding wall (17) arranged therebetween. The end walls (13, 14) and the surrounding wall (17) surround a separation chamber (20) in which there are arranged separation discs (21) and one or more conveyor screws (29, 62) for axial transportation of separated solid particles. According to the invention the end walls are connected with each other through a central member (15), which is dimensioned in a way such that during the rotor operation it will take up a substantial part, preferably at least 80%, of the forces acting axially on the end walls (13, 14) as a consequence of centrifugally generated pressure of liquid present in the separation chamber (20).

Abstract: A locking ring for joining a first and second of a rotor in a centrifugal separator, the first rotor part having a cylindrical end portion, and the second part having an annular flange. A locking ring is arranged to be positioned into a recess and via two radially outer contact surfaces to abut against the end portion and via inner contact surfaces to abut against the flange. The locking ring extends substantially a complete revolution around the rotational axis with two end surfaces turned towards one another and being so formed out of a single piece of resilient material that in an unloaded condition is substantially annular with an outer diameter, is at least as large as the outer radius of the recess, the contact surfaces being are so located that they in every axial section around the rotational axis have a middle point, in which the contact surface have a direction of normalcy, which is the for all contact surfaces.

Abstract: The invention refers to a support device for a centrifugal separator having a centrifuge rotor (2), which is provided in a frame (1) to be rotatable about an axis (x) of rotation by use of a bearing member (4). The support device is provide between the bearing member and the frame and permits relative movements between the rotor and the frame. The support device has two first stiff portions (6′, 6″) which are substantially immovable in relation to the bearing member, two intermediate elastic portions (7′, 7″) and two second stiff portions (1′, 1″) which are substantially immovable in relation to the frame. The first stiff portions, seen in an axial section, adjoin a respective intermediate portion along a first borderline (8′, 8″) and the second stiff portions, seen in the axial section, adjoin a respective intermediate portion along a second borderline (9′, 9″).

Abstract: The application discloses a method of joining at least four heat transfer plates (2) to a plate package for a plate heat exchanger. Each heat transfer plate (2) comprises an outer edge portion (10) extending around the heat transfer plate in its edge area and an inner edge portion (11) extending around the heat transfer plate inside the outer edge portion (10). The heat transfer plates (2) are joined in pairs at a first contact plane to at least two plate pairs (16) along said inner edge portions (11). An outer edge portion of one of said plate pairs is brought to abutment at a second contact plane (20) to an outer edge portion of another of said plate pairs. The outer edge portions (10) are welded. The application also discloses a plate package produced in this manner.

Abstract: Corrugated heat exchanger plates (2) of a plate heat exchanger have outer edges of a similar design. A first set of the heat exchanger plates are brazed together in their outer edges and around at least two port holes, as well as, preferably, at all of the points upon the heat exchanger plates where the corrugations bear on each other. Another set of heat exchanger plates are brazed together in their outer edges and around at least two port holes only.

Abstract: In a centrifugal rotor (1) for separation of a substance from a liquid mixture supplied to the centrifugal rotor there is delimited a separation chamber (7) having peripheral outlets (30). The centrifugal rotor includes an outlet device (20-28) for intermittent opening and closing of the outlets (30) during rotation of the centrifugal rotor. An actuation device (31-40) may cause the outlet device (20-28) to keep the outlets (30) open to a varying extent and/or during a varying time, and a control device (43) is adapted to control the actuation device (31-40) in response to a sensed value of the amount of mixture supplied to the rotor, such that a predetermined amount of separated substance (29) having collected in the separation chamber (7) is discharged through the outlets (30) each time these are opened and closed.

Abstract: An outlet valve is arranged in the bottom of a vessel intended to be filled with liquid and has a valve disc (1) connected to a piston rod (4) and a piston (5) actuated by a pressure medium. The valve disc (1) is movable between a first and a second position and is arranged to bear against a valve seat (2) in its first closed position. The piston (5) is arranged in an operating device (6) provided with a connection (7) to a source for pressure medium. The operating device (6) is designed as a unit sealed from the liquid and is arranged at such a distance from the valve seat (2) that the liquid, when the valve is open, passes a zone between the operating device (6) and the valve seat (2).

Abstract: A centrifugal separator has a centrifuge rotor (1), which is rotatable about a vertical axis (x) of rotation and has at least one outlet (3) around the periphery for intermittently discharging a separated product. The separator has a casing (4), which encloses the rotor, and a space (6), delimited by the rotor (1) and an inner surface of a wall forming a part of the casing. The space (6) is arranged to receive the product from the outlet and has an outlet passage (8) for conveying the product from the space. The inner surface has a first surface portion (9′), located at the level of the outlet and extending inwardly from a second surface portion (9″) of the inner surface. The second surface portion is located below the first surface portion and extends around the rotor downwardly and inwardly with respect to the axis (x). The outlet passage (8) is located below the maximum diameter of the second surface portion.

Abstract: In a particular type of centrifugal rotor for dividing a liquid mixture into one liquid phase having a low viscosity and one concentrate phase having a high viscosity, the concentrate phase on its way towards an outlet chamber (17) in the rotor has to flow through a vortex device (20). The vortex device has a property of admitting therethrough a larger flow of a liquid if this has a high viscosity than if it has a low viscosity. For making an operation for cleaning of the rotor and conduits for concentrate phase downstream of the rotor more efficient, a cleaning liquid, which has a low viscosity, is conducted not only through the vortex device (20) to said outlet chamber (17) for concentrate phase but to this outlet chamber (17) also through a separate passage (34). Thereby, it is guaranteed that a sufficient flow of cleaning liquid enters the concentrate outlet chamber (17) and from there can be pumped out of the rotor to the concentrate phase conduits downstream of the rotor.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for the separation of contaminants from a pressurized liquid. Specifically, the apparatus is a centrifugal rotor adapted to be reaction driven by the pressurized liquid arranged within a housing. The housing has an outlet that is oriented in a direction substantially opposite the direction of rotation of the rotor to make it easier for the liquid to leave the housing.

Abstract: A device for the supply of a liquid under pressure to a flow passage (13) in a member in a shaft suspension unit (1) of a centrifugal separator, which has a stationary casing (3) and a unit, which is resiliently and oscillation dampingly suspended in the casing (3) by at least one elastical element (10), the member forming a part of the composed unit. To be able to supply liquid to the member in a sample manner with a certain controllable flow which is made sure under overpressure a first supply channel portion (19) is connected to a liquid source (16) for the supply of liquid under pressure extending through the stationary casing (3). To the first supply channel portion (19) there is connected a second supply channel portion (21) extending through the elastical element (10). A third supply channel portion (23) is connected to the second supply channel portion (21), extending through the non-rotatable part of the composed unit and having an outlet opening (24) in the flow passage (13).

Abstract: The present invention concerns a plate heat exchanger for at least two heat exchanging fluids. The heat exchanger is permanently joined and includes at least one core of plates with corrugated heat exchanging plates (1-4) creating plate interspaces between one another, at least two end plates (5) as well as inlet devices (6) and outlet devices (6) for the heat exchanging fluids. At least one of the end plates (5) is equipped with at least one port hole communicating with an inlet channel or an outlet channel. At least one of the mentioned inlet devices (6) and outlet devices (6) has both a connection part (7) equipped with a channel and a transition part (8) with an envelope surface and equipped with a channel.

Abstract: In a plate heat exchanger heat transfer plates abut against each other in such a way that heat transfer passages are formed therebetween, port holes provided in the heat transfer plates forming port channels through the plate heat exchanger. Between the heat transfer portion (15) of a heat transfer plate (2) and a port hole (14) forming a part of a port channel, that constitutes an inlet for a refrigerant, the heat transfer plate (2) has a passage portion (16). The passage portion (16) is adapted to delimit a distribution passage between the heat transfer plate (2) and an adjacent heat transfer plate, through which distribution passage the refrigerant is intended to flow from the inlet port channel to the heat transfer passage between the heat transfer plates. In the distribution passages the refrigerant shall be subjected to a pressure drop. According to the invention the pressure drop can be given different magnitudes by punching of different kinds of port holes (14) in the heat transfer plates.

Abstract: A simple but still effective sealing device to separate two openings (4, 5), which are arranged at a distance from each other in the outer casing (3) of a shaft suspension unit (1), which supports a shaft (2) of a centrifugal separator in a bearing (8, 9), the shaft extending axially through at least one opening (4) into a space surrounding the shaft (2) in the outer casing (3). The sealing device is provided with sealing elements (12, 13), one connected to the outer casing (3) and one connected to the shaft (2), which surround the shaft (2) and divide the space in two departments (15, 16) connected to one opening each (4, 5, respectively). The sealing elements form between themselves a narrow gap (14) surrounding the shaft (2), which prevents the flow of gas between the departments (15, 16).

Abstract: A flexible metal support device for a rotatable centrifuge rotor (2) provided in a frame member (1) by a bearing member (4). The support device comprises a support element (7) provided between the bearing member (4) and the frame member (1), and arranged to absorb relative movements between the centrifuge rotor and the frame member. The support element (7) comprises an inner mounting portion, essentially immovable in relation to the bearing member (4), and an outer mounting portion, essentially immovable in relation to the frame member (1). Moreover, the support element (7) comprises three flexible connecting portions which each extends between the inner and outer mounting portions and is arranged to absorb radial and axial relative movements between the centrifuge rotor and the frame member. Furthermore, the inner portion, the connecting portions and the outer portion form an integrated unit manufactured in one piece of metal material.

Abstract: In a centrifugal rotor (2) for freeing a liquid from solid particles suspended therein and being heavier than the liquid there is delimited a separation chamber (20), in which one or more conveyor screws (29) are arranged to supply separated particles axially along a surrounding wall (17) of the rotor. Each conveyor screw (29) is connected with a drivable bearing member (31) through a transmission shaft (38) extending out through one end wall (13) of the rotor. This bearing member (31) is journalled in the centrifugal rotor (2) and is situated in a transmission chamber (47) formed between said end wall (13) and a further wall (46).

Abstract: In a reaction-driven centrifugal rotor the interior of its casing is divided into one separation chamber (11) and one outlet chamber (12). The separation chamber (11) has an inlet (8) for pressurized liquid to be treated in the centrifugal rotor, and the outlet chamber (12) has outlets (24) for treated liquid. The outlets (24) extend out through one end wall (1) of the casing from the outlet chamber to the outside of the casing. They are situated at a distance from the rotational axis (R) of the centrifugal rotor and directed in a way such that the centrifugal rotor is subjected to a reaction force in its circumferential direction, when liquid flows out therethrough. An annular partition (9) arranged coaxially with the centrifugal rotor within the casing separates the separation chamber (11) from the outlet chamber (12). However, the two chambers communicate with each other through a space at the radially inner edge of the partition (9).

Abstract: In a rotor for a centrifugal separator there is delimited at one rotor end a distribution chamber (24) for a pressurized liquid supplied to the rotor for being cleaned from particles, and at the opposite rotor end there are liquid outlets arranged for reaction drive of the rotor. The liquid outlets open on the rotor outside in a liquid free space radially spaced from the rotational axis of the rotor. The separation chamber (7) of the rotor, which is situated between the distribution chamber (24) and the outlets (27), contains arcuate separation discs (11), which are distributed around the rotational axis (10) of the rotor and formed such that a lot of axially extending separation channels are delimited, which have a relatively small through-flow resistance to liquid to be cleaned. The separation channels extend axially from the distribution chamber (24) to a collecting chamber (25).

Abstract: The invention concerns a connection device for a centrifugal separator having a rotor (2) in a casing (1) and a tubular member (7) attached to the casing and forming an inlet passage for media supply into the rotor (2) and an outlet passage (9, 10) for media discharge therefrom. The connection device includes a connection unit (15) forming a first channel (20) connectable to a first one of the passages (8) and a second channel (21) connectable to a second one of the passages (9). The unit (15) forms a recess (16) to receive the tubular member (7) in such a manner that an end portion of the tubular member projects therefrom. Moreover, the unit (15) is releasably mounted in one single piece onto the tubular member (7). A locking member (19) engages the end portion to press the unit (15) axially against the casing to a determined position in relation to the tubular member.