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Dewatering Centrifuges
High Performance Dewatering Centrifuges The dewatering centrifuges
manufactured by Western Equipment Company combine quality engineering
and precision manufacturing. In addition, we offer our products at
very competitive prices.
We design and build units for both municipal and industrial applications. Units can be supplied to handle as little as 5 GPM or for more than 350 GPM. Our extensive experience with wastewater treatment applications enables us to custom design each unit for the particular application that it is to be used for. This will result in a more efficient system that provides higher cake solids and lower operating costs.
The centrifuge bowls are all duplex stainless steel design and are built to minimize maintenance costs.
Controls are all PLC based and a remote modem monitoring system is available.
We design and build units for both municipal and industrial applications. Units can be supplied to handle as little as 5 GPM or for more than 350 GPM. Our extensive experience with wastewater treatment applications enables us to custom design each unit for the particular application that it is to be used for. This will result in a more efficient system that provides higher cake solids and lower operating costs.
The centrifuge bowls are all duplex stainless steel design and are built to minimize maintenance costs.
Controls are all PLC based and a remote modem monitoring system is available.
How It Works
A decanter centrifuge provides an excellent means of separating solids from water. Not only can this can be accomplished at much higher flows rates than other dewatering devices, but it can still provide high solids content on the discharge side.
The water is introduced into the unit continuously and is subjected to a centrifugal force that is more than 3000 times that of gravity. This centrifugal force presses the solid particles outward while the liquid remains in the center. The liquid then continues on through the unit to be discharged. The outfall percentage is controlled by several dams on the wet discharge side. These can be adjusted as necessary.
The solids have now been separated and are augered to the opposite side which is the dry discharge side. This is accomplished by a screw conveyor that moves at a different speed than the bowl. The end of the bowl is tapered thus providing a beach for discharge.
The water is introduced into the unit continuously and is subjected to a centrifugal force that is more than 3000 times that of gravity. This centrifugal force presses the solid particles outward while the liquid remains in the center. The liquid then continues on through the unit to be discharged. The outfall percentage is controlled by several dams on the wet discharge side. These can be adjusted as necessary.
The solids have now been separated and are augered to the opposite side which is the dry discharge side. This is accomplished by a screw conveyor that moves at a different speed than the bowl. The end of the bowl is tapered thus providing a beach for discharge.
Why Western Equipment Company?
Western Equipment Company has decades of experience in the water treatment field. Our expertise ranges from dewatering equipment to complete treatment systems. We design and fabricate our equipment to very exacting standards. Because we have supplied so many different kinds of equipment in the dewatering field we can be counted on to select the appropriate piece of equipment for each application. We evaluate each project independently and work with our customers to select the correct equipment for their needs.