Industrial Centrifugation Technology / Edition 1

by Wallace Leung

Overview

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The first comprehensive reference on all aspects of industrial centrifugation technology

This practical resource offers detailed coverage of fluid particle separation in centrifuges, examining equipment, selection, testing, and optimization for specific applications, from small-scale protein separations to large-scale industrial techniques involving batch and continuous feed sedimenting, as well as parallel filtering operations.

Integrating theory with hands-on methods, many of which are previously unpublished, the book discusses laboratory, pilot, and production tests; illustrates the most appropriate and efficient methods for particular needs; explains the dewatering of wastewater sludges to high cake dryness; and classification of fine particles; delineates the theory of centrifugal clarification, classification, degritting, cake compaction, and drainage; furnishes invaluable case histories and trouble-shooting guidelines, and more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780070371910
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	02/01/1998
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.18(d)

About the Author

Wallace Woon-Fong Leung, Sc.D., a leading international expert on centrifugation and fluid-mechanics on separation processes, is Director of Process Technology at Bird Machine Company (a Baker Hughes company) and a Course Director for the Center for Professional Advancement, New Brunswick, NJ. Dr. Leung is the author of numerous technical papers and over 25 United States patents, and a contributor to Perry’s and Green’s Chemical Engineers Handbook, Seventh Edition and Schweitzer’s Handbook of Separation Techniques for Chemical Engineers, Third Edition (both published by McGraw-Hill). He was awarded the Cedric Ferguson Medal by the Society of Petroleum Engineers based on his research work on flow in a porous media.

Table of Contents

Introduction. General Principles of Sedimenting Centrifuges.Batch Sedimenting Centrifuges. Continous Sedimenting Centrifuges. Applications of Sedimenting Centrifuges. Continous-Feed Sedimentation.General Principles of Filtering Centrifuges. Batch Filtering Centrifuges.Continuous Filtering Centrifuges. Applications of Filtering Centrifuges.Feed Acceleration. Lab, Pilot, and Production Tests. Centrifuge Selection and Sizing. Optimization and Troubleshooting. Kaolin Processing. Dewatering of Compactible Solids.Cake compaction theory. Appendices. Name Index. Subject Index.

Editorial Reviews

As director of process technology, Bird Machine Company, Leung directs the process applications and R&D of centrifuge technology and solid-liquid separation as well as troubleshooting centrifuge installations worldwide. In this well-illustrated text of interest to engineers of diverse stripes, he adds to the knowledge base of the unstable centrifugal flow field. Considered in theoretical and practical detail are different types of centrifuges (sedimenting as vs. filtering; low-speed, high-rate; high-speed, low-rate); selection, optimization, and troubleshooting. Symbols, conversion factors, and sieve/particle size data are appended. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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