A centrifuge bowl for continuous separation of whole blood comprising: an outer body rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the centrifuge bowl; a top core located within and rotatable with the outer body, the top core being coaxial with the outer body and having a chimney extending through the top core along the longitudinal axis of the centrifuge bowl; a separation region located between the top core and the outer body, rotation of the centrifuge bowl separating the whole blood within the separation region into a first blood component and a second blood component; an inlet port for introducing whole blood into the centrifuge bowl; an inlet tube fluidly connected to and extending distally from the inlet port and through the chimney, the inlet tube configured to introduce the whole blood into an introduction region; a bypass seal between an outer diameter of the inlet tube and an inner diameter of the chimney, the bypass seal isolating the introduction region from the chimney to prevent bypass into the chimney during filling of the centrifuge bowl and during removal of platelets from the centrifuge bowl via surge elutriation; a first blood component outlet port for drawing a first blood component out of the centrifuge bowl; a first blood component extraction tube extending from the first blood component outlet port to a first blood component extraction region; a second blood component outlet port fluidly connected to the separation region and for drawing a second blood component from the centrifuge bowl; a centrifuge bowl rotary seal attached to the outer body and fluidly coupling the inlet port, first blood component outlet port, and second blood component outlet port to the outer body. an outer body rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the centrifuge bowl; a top core located within and rotatable with the outer body, the top core being coaxial with the outer body and having a chimney extending through the top core along the longitudinal axis of the centrifuge bowl; a separation region located between the top core and the outer body, rotation of the centrifuge bowl separating the whole blood within the separation region into a first blood component and a second blood component; an inlet port for introducing whole blood into the centrifuge bowl; an inlet tube fluidly connected to and extending distally from the inlet port and through the chimney, the inlet tube configured to introduce the whole blood into an introduction region; a bypass seal between an outer diameter of the inlet tube and an inner diameter of the chimney, the bypass seal isolating the introduction region from the chimney to prevent bypass into the chimney during filling of the centrifuge bowl and during removal of platelets from the centrifuge bowl via surge elutriation; a first blood component outlet port for drawing a first blood component out of the centrifuge bowl; a first blood component extraction tube extending from the first blood component outlet port to a first blood component extraction region; a second blood component outlet port fluidly connected to the separation region and for drawing a second blood component from the centrifuge bowl; a centrifuge bowl rotary seal attached to the outer body and fluidly coupling the inlet port, first blood component outlet port, and second blood component outlet port to the outer body.