Centrifugation

Question 1

a mechanical process of separating multi-phase mixture (usually fluid-solid system) via the use of centrifugal force.

Answer 1

Centrifugation

Question 2

Types of Centrifugation

Answer 2

Centrifugal Sedimentation
Centrifugal Filtration
Centrifugal Decantation

Question 3

due to the difference in densities of the solid and
fluid media.

Answer 3

Settling process (sedimentation) under clarifying centrifuge

Question 4

The most common type of equipment used in clarifying centrifuge is a

Answer 4

Sharples Centrifuge.

Question 5

The force that retards a sphere moving through a viscous fluid is directly proportional to the velocity and the radius of the sphere, and the viscosity of the fluid

Answer 5

stroke’s law

Question 6

If the thickness of the fluid in the centrifuge is small, u_t is

Answer 6

constant

Question 7

three types of clarifying centrifuge

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1. sharples or tubular centrifuges
2. disk centrifuges
3. particle trajectory in centrifugal sedimentation

Question 8

two types of centrifugal filtration

Answer 8

1. top suspended basket centrifuge
2. centrifugal filter