648

The bowl can then be transported over

adjacent separators of the same type.
Flowmeter

FHH

Sludge discharge

Water discharge

M 12

DN40 i DNM0O
D48.3) DNAO T143)
048.3)
Operating water discharge

270 714

Filling, displacement and

operating water feed

Fastening the separator for

onshore operaton

Clean oil
1:2
Dirty oil

100

145
Fastening the seperator for
Water discharge
shipboard operation 180
Operating water discharge Sludge discharge
Do not discharge
residuals into public
waters!

Fig. 39
Dimensioned drawing
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Sublect to modificationt
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HH

Discharge by the centripetal

pump built into the separator Clean oil

Dirty oil-

256

Filling, displacement and Pressure switch (self-thinker control system)

Pressure switch
operating water feed (clean oil discharge)

Sludge discharge

olO

Solenoid valve block

Filling, displacement and 2/2-way solenoid valve (water discharge)
operating water

2/2-way solenoid vave (circuit)

Operating water discharge

547
943 Water discharge

Do not discharge residuals into public waters!

T h e s e dimensions m ust be adhered to
2049-4100-0002
Fig. 40 Dimensioned draw ing Subject to modification!
 Gasket
Gasket

Spacer ring

Lock ring
Centripetal pump chamber

cover

Gasket

Gasket
Sensing liquid pump

Gasket
Centripetal pump chamber

cover

Centripetal pump
Distrbutor-
Gasket

Sliding piston Threaded pin

Lock ring D
Gasket

Closing-chamber bottom Gasket

Allen screw Gasket

Gasket-
Gasket-
Bowl top
Gasket

Annular piston- Gasket

Gasket
Gasket
Gasket

Gasket
Gasket-

Spindle screw Separating disk

DBowl bottom-
Disks
Gasket
Disk stack
Gasket
Gasket
Water chamber bottom-
T2048052

Allen screw-
the complere .
bowl must be re-balance
this part,
ATTENTION: After exchanging
bow
Fig. 42
Exploded viow ofthe
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2.1.1 Centrlfuge wlth wateer

content monltorinng
system (WMS) for
fuel oll treatm 4 5 6
ent (P1)C)s)

11

20 18

P2044007
Fig. 43 -Water content montoring system (WMS) for fuel oil
treatm ent
1 Dirty oil feed 10 Sensing liquid pump
2 Clean oil discharge 11 Control unit
3 Displacement water 12 Centripetal pump (clean oil)
4 Pressure gauge 13 Separating disk
Conductivity sensor |4 Dirty water discharge
6 Pressure switch 15 Sludge space
(no function with WMS) 16 Sludge discharge
17 Operating water discharge
Solenoid valve
8 Solenoid valve 18 Operating water feed
9 Sensing liquid flow 20 Control holes (open!)

The fuel oil is conveyed to the centriftuge by means of a separate pump or a pump
flanged to the separator.

The clarfied clean oil is discharged under pressure (2) by means of centripetal
pump (12).
The bowl is opened and closed automatically for solids ejection at full bowl speed
by means of a remote-controlled solenold valve in the operating water line. The
opening time of the solenold valve is 3 seconds.
The small volume ofliquid() which is branched off via the separating disk (13) and
the sensing liquid pump (10) Is monitored by a conductivity sensor (5).
If the sensor registers water the solenold valve (8) opens and the water flows off
through the dirty water discharge (14). The centrifuge operates as a purifier.
As soon as the sensor detects a change in conductivity brought about by an in-
creased proportlon of oil, the solenoid valve (8) closes and the solenoid valve (7)
The liquid flow (9) is recycled into the feed (1). The
opens intermittently. sensing
as a clarlfier.
centrifuge operates
The control and monltoring unit guarantees unsupervised operation.

9048-9001-200/0198
2.1.2 Cen trifu ge with
sludge sp ace m oni-
toring system (SMS) 4 56
for fuel oil treatm ent

10

14

ww.ww

17

20 18

P2044009
Fig. 44-Siudge space montoring system
(SMS) for fuel oil treatment

Dirty oil feed 10

Clean oil discharge Sensing liquid pump
11 Control unit
Displacement water 12
Centripetal pump
Separating disk (clean oil)
4 Pressure gaugee
13
5 Conductivity sensor
(no function with SMS)
14 Dirty water dischargee
Pressure switch
15
16
Sludge space
7 Solenoid valve Sludge discharge
17
8 Solenoid valve
18
Operating water discharge
9
Sensing liquid flow Operating water feed.
20 Control holes (closed!)
The SMS for fuel oil treatment
i s applied for clarification in
two-stage fuel oil treatment.
The fuel oil is fed to the
clarifier by the discharge centripetal pump of
purifier. the inet
The clarified clean oil
is
pump (12). discharged under pressure (2) by
means of ce
The bowl is
opened and closed automatically tor peta
by means of a
remote-controlled solids
valve in the ejection at tal
opening time of the solenoid valvesolenoid
is 3 seconds. ope
operating waterowlline.speed
Asmall amount
of liquid is
the sensing
liquid diverted
via the
separating
disk
feed (1). pump (10) to the h 6)and
pressure switch (6) and (13). It iss
If the
sensing liquid intake becomes blocked
recycled conveyed hby
recyclemveyed
back into
irn sludge
the due to
water
water the
The automaticspace (15), the pressure switch
(6) sends a
or sali
or
Solids
The control solids ejection program is triggered. pulse
Ise tothumulat
system thus monitors the entire
treatment system.
to the
accumulation
control unit.
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2.1.3 Cen trlfu ge with

sludge space monl
toring system (SMs) 4 56
for lube oil treatm ent

17

R20 -16
P2044008

Fig. 45-Sludge space monitoring system (SMS) for lube oll treatment

Dirty oil feed 13 pa ratit disk

Clean oil discharge 14 Dirty water discharge
3 Displacement water 15 Sludge space
Pressure gauge 16 Sludge discharge
6 Pressure switch 17 Operating water discharge
Sensing liquid flow 18 Operating water feed
9
Sensing liquid pump 19 Throttle
11 Control unit 20 Control holes (open!)
12 Centripetal pump (clean oil)

The SMS for lube oil treatment

. i s applied for the clarification of diesel engine lube oil.
The lube oll is conveyed to the centrifuge by means of a separate pump or a pump
flanged to the separator.
a closed line system.
The feed (1) is through
The clarified clean oil is discharged under pressure (2) by means of centripatal
pump (12).
The bowl is opened and closedautomaticallyfor solids ejection at full bowl speed
hv means of a remote-controlled solenoid valve in the operating water line. The

openingtime of the solenoid valve is 3 seconds,

A small amount of liquidisdverted via the separating disk (13). It is conveyed by
the sensing liquid pump(10) to the pressure switch (6) and recycled back into the

feed (1) via a throttle (19).

Before separation begins,thesludge space (15) is partially filled with water (3). The
ich oil is then fed in through the feed (1). During the separation process, solids and
water are separated from the oland collect in sludge space (15). When the water
raaches the control holes (20), the bypass (9) is interrupted. The pressure falls off
andthe pressure switch (6) sends a pulse to the control unlt (11).
The automatic solids ejectilon program is then Initlated by displacement.
The control and monitoring unit guarantees unsupervised operation.
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2.2 Com ponents of the The separator plant consists of the following
plant and the separator main components:
Clarifier/purifier
Clarifier with selt-thinker control
system
Pre-strainer
Pump
Preheater
Switching devices
Pipelines

The separator comprises:

Frame
Hood
Drive
Bowl
Centripetal pump
Motor

o n special order
 General
2.3 Operating principles of
the separator A separator is characterized by the bowl for a specific application.Denarator are
to the particulars of the bowl the general operating principles of n e
explained first.

Liquid mixtures or liquid-solids mixtures can be separated

in the gravitational fied of the setling tank or
centrifugal field of the separator,
in the
provided the constituents of the products have differet densities.
As the centrifugal field of the separator is extremely more effective than the ga
tional field of the settling tank, centritugal separatiorn in the separator is muc d
than separation in the settling tank.

2.3.1 Operating prin ciples

of the bowl
discharging clarified liquid
MH4

sedim ent

-()
-R-

Incom ing dirty liquid

P21420
Fig. 46

Purifier bowl
A liquid mixture of light and heavy phases, e.g. oil
stituents in the disc stack of the water, is separated
purifier bowl. into its con-
The disc stack consists of a
large number of conic discs
other. Each disc is provided with
row disc interspaces.
spacers which ensure precisely placeddetermined
one above
the
the
The entire nar
separation chamber therefore consists many
spaces of low height, thus
reducing the radial settling parallelly arranged inter-
distance
The solids for the
solid:
settle on the underside of
the disc above and
slide down into the solids
The smooth disc holding space.
ing the discs.
of
surfaces favour sliding down of the
solids and
hence
self-clean-

2048-9001
Westfalia Separator AG 29

separated in the
constituents of the liquid mixture (light and heavy phases)
are
The
separation chambe.

Clarifier bowl
The clarifier bowl is used if solids are to be separated out of a liquid.
The operating principle of the clarifier bowl only differs from the purifier bowl in that

the discharge of the heavy liquid phase is closed.

Only solid-liquid separation takes place.
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2.3.2 Operating principles

of the hydraulically
controlled sliding
piston
4

12
10
14
13
P2048006

Separation
Bowl closed Ejection
Bowl open

Fig. 47 The
sef-cle an ing bow
1
Light component
(centripetal pump)
discharge 8
Closing liquid
Product feed 9
10
Opening liquid discharge
discharge
Feed for make-up
water Heavy component
Sludge space 11 Solids discharge dischargee
Solids discharge (bowl) 12
13
Operating liquid feed
Injection chamber
Sliding piston
Annular piston 14
Operating liquid discharge
The
operating
liquid (usually water) ted
trifugal pressure. This into the
piston which open andpressure is utilized rotating bowl produces a
to actuate
The sliding
close the bowl. the annular high cen-
piston and piston and sliding
.are, as shown in annular piston
the
.rotate with the same figure, inside the bowl
are axially movable. angular velocity as the bottom,
other bowl
parts,

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Closing the bowl

After
means
starting the separator, the shut-off device for operating liquid is actuated by
of the control unit.
The operating liquid
flows into the
injection chamber of the bowl bottom and
from there
through inlet holes into the closing chamber.
By this means closing of the bowl is initiated.
The annular piston
moves into closed
position
The liquid pressure in the
closing chamber
raises the sliding
piston,
presses the sliding piston against the
gasket of the bowl bottom, thus
closing the bowl.

Opening the bowl

(ejection)
The shut-off device for
operating liquid is opened by means of the control unit.
The operating liquid
flows first into the ejection chamber and
then into the opening chamber.
The annular piston
rises thus causing
emptying of the closing chamber.
The sliding piston
moves downwards and
opens the ejection ports in the bowl bottom for
discharging the separated solids.
2.3.3 Operating principles The
of the cen tripetal
centripetal pumps discharge the separated liquids under pressure.
The operating principles of the centripetal pump can be compared with
pump that of a
centrifugal pump.
In case of the
centrifugal pump
the impeller fitted with inclined vanes rotates in a stationary casing;
the liquid to be pumped flows from
the inside to the outside through impeller vane
channels.

The reverse is the case with the

cen
tripetal pump:
i t is fixed to the hood of the
separator;
its disc which is provided with chan-
nels is immersed in the
liquid rotating
with the bowl.

P2178005
Fig. 48

The liquid is peeled off by the

from outside, its kinetic energy
centripetal pump and flows into its spiral channels
being converted into pressure energy which is ca-
pable of discharging the liquid under pressure.
At a low
backpressure the depth of immersion of the centripetal pump is smali. It
can, however, be increased by
means it is possible to obtain
throttling the valve in the discharge line. By this
a good liquid seal,
an air- andfoamfree product,
a higher backpressure.

2.3.4 Operatin g principles The centrifuge is driven by a standard

of the drive motor, design 132 SB 02.
Power transmission to the bowl
spindle
motor belt pulley and via the drive belt.
is effected via a centrifugal clutch
to *

2.3.5 Operating principles The centrifugal clutch

of the cen trifu gal
clutch ensures power transmission between motor, drive belt and spindle,
gradually brings the bowl up to its rated speed,
preserves the drive belt and motor.
The starting current and the starting time can be regulated by the number of clutch
shoes.
For further
details, see section 4.4 Centritugal clutch.
Westfalia Separator AG 33

2.4 Operating prin ciples of The liquid to be separated is

the separator plant
sucked out of the tank by a pump via a shut-off device, pre-strainer and pre-set
valve, and
fed to the separator.
The centripetal pump fitted in the bowl feeds the purified light liquid into a tank.
The make-up water required for the separation of liquid mixtures is fed to the separ-
ator in the correct quantity through the water feed line.
 AG

2.5 The
regulating ring Only for -02- operation (using oil clarification example)
(optional for special as an

applications) Function of the regulating ring

Optimum dewatering of oils containing water is only possible if the bowl is
adjusted to the difference in correctiy
density between the oil and water.
The regulating ring whose inner diameter corresponds to the density difference
tween oil and water must be selected
from the set of regulating rings be
inner diameters). (with different
The inner diameter of the
ring to be selected can be determined by experiment or
with the aid of a diagram. The
general rule of thumb is:
narrow regulating ring forheavy oil,
wide regulating ring for light oil.

2.5.1 Determ ining the size To avoid emulsification, begin the test by inserting a large diameter
of regulating ring by and then switch to the next
smallest. regulatino rina
experim ent
(using oil purification as lf the regulating ring is too large,
an example) the water
discharging through the water outlet will contain oil.
If the regulating ring is too sm all,
slight emulsification will occur or
the oil discharging through the clean oil outlet will contain water
The milky or dirty appearance of the water is quite normal; it is caused by the oil
washing process.
A separating zone between the
light and heavy liquid forms in the bowl; the centre
of this zone is the separating line.
If the correctregulating ring has been
selected, the separating line will be positioned
at the outer rim of the discs.
After opening the bowl, the separating line between water and
oil, which is normally
found on the underside of the separating disc, will indicate the
ating zone. position of the separ

Correctlyselected regulating
The separating line rig
betwe
and oil is at the outer edge of the
veriable
discs.

E ffect:
The discharging clean oil is free from

www"wwww water.
The discharging water is free from oil.

T2044006
Fig. 49
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ring too
Inner diam oter of regulating
wide
line between water
The separating
and bil
- is located far outside of the discs
too wlde
and
is too close to the outer rim of the
separating disc.

E ffect:
- The discharging clean oil is free from
water.
T2044007 The discharging water contains oil or
Fig. 50 oil breaks the water seal.

Inner diam eter of regulating ring too

narrow

The separating line between the

liquid components is located towards
too narrow the small diameter of the discs in-
stead of being at the outer rim of the
discs
E ffect:
- The discharging clean oil contains
water.
T2044008
The discharging water is free from oil.
Fig. 51

2.5.2 Determ ining the A diagram is supplied for special applications (see sales documents).
regulating ring with
the aid of a diagram
data Subject to modification!

Bowl

Solids space (total)

1.5 dm3
Speed for densities
of the 10 000 rpm
product up to 1.05 kg/dm3
(at 15 °C) and
the resp. 11 500 rpm
separated solids up to 1.4 kg/dm3
Speed for higher densities
consult the factory
Starting time
approx. 2.5 min

Centripetal pump
Output (depending on medium)
Pressure head up to 7 500 Vh
1-2 bar

Standard operating water

specification
Suspended matter
Particle size max. 10 mg/l
Hardness: max. 50 um
up to 55 oC
separating temperature
above 55 °C
To
separating
temperature <120 dH
convet the hardness
1 dH =1.79° fH values stated use the 6° dH
=
1.25 eH= 17.9
ppm
following equation:
Chlorine ions CaCOs
PH
<100 mng
6.5-7.5
Motor
Power
Speed at 50 Hz
Speed at 60 Hz 5.5 KW
Design 2900 rpm
3 460 rpm
132 SB 02
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Drive
50/60 Hz
Oil filling
approx.2.5I
For oil quality see section
4.2.2

Feed pump
Pump unit
(gear or screw pump)
Output 1 300 7 500 Vh
(rating according to plant possible)
Suction height 4 m WC
Pressure head, adjustable 10-20 m WC

Weights
Separator (without motor, without pump) 1 220 kg
Bowl 63 kg
Three-phase AC motor 53 kg
Gear pump (depending on size) 11 15 kg

Pre-strainer (depending on pumpoutpurt) 8 10 kg

Capacity
capacity of the separator depends
on the
The
viscosity
temperature

.densityy
impurity loading
water content and
required degree
of purity of the product.

further data in the sales documents.

You will find