Patent ID: 9676638
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B01D,B03B,B04B,C02F,C10G,E03F

Claim:
1. A centrifuge for separating a suspension into an upper flow stream and a lower flow stream, the centrifuge comprising: an elongate body extending along a substantially vertical longitudinal axis between a bottom end and a top end; a drive shaft extending through the body along the longitudinal axis and rotatable about the longitudinal axis independently of the body; two or more paddles connected to the drive shaft for agitating the suspension during rotation of the drive shaft, an outer edge of each of the paddles separated from an inner surface of the body to define a space; a baffle connected to the drive shaft, the baffle disposed between the drive shaft and the inner surface of the body for dampening turbulence in the suspension during centrifugation; an inlet for receiving the suspension into the space; a lower flow stream outlet for discharging the lower flow stream proximate the bottom end; and an upper flow stream outlet for discharging the upper flow stream proximate the top end.