Patent ID: 6368264
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: B04B

Abstract:
A centrifuge system for separating liquid and solid particles from a mixture of same, the system comprising a rotatable bowl member for receiving the mixture; a rotatable conveyor member extending in the bowl member; a variable speed pump for pumping the mixture to the bowl member; two drive assemblies for respectively rotating the bowl member and the conveyor member so that the bowl member separates the liquid from the solid particles and the conveyor member conveys the solid particles out of the bowl member; a computer connected to the drive assemblies and to the pump for receiving signals from at least one of the drive assemblies based on the rotation of at least one of the members and for sending corresponding signals to the pump to control the volume of mixture pumped from the pump to the bowl member, the computer also having output terminals connected to the drive assemblies for controlling the drive assemblies; and a flow meter for controlling the flow of the mixture from the pump to the bowl member, the computer being connected to the flow meter for receiving signals from the meter and controlling the signals to the drive assemblies and pump accordingly.