Centrifugal Oil Separator Filter Unit for Heavy Fuel Oil Waste Oil Treatment
A waste oil centrifuge works by exerting gravitational forces up to 12,000 Gs to separate sediment and water from waste oil. This force separates particles as small as 1 micron from the waste oil. The centrifuge has a flow-through design that enables the continuous flow of the separated contaminants through separate outlets.
Industrial waste oil centrifuges offer a large processing capacity. Continuous three-phase separation is the key to the efficient separation of waste oils.
Three-phase separation means the separation of the three phases in contaminated oil. The 3 phases are the light phase - oil, heavy phase - water, and sludge.
A waste oil centrifuge is a heavy-duty, industrial-grade machine. It has the added capacity to self-eject the separated solids. It also discharges the separated water continuously through a discrete heavy-phase outlet.
Waste Oil Centrifuge
Can a disc centrifuge separate emulsified waste oil?
A disc centrifuge can break some types of emulsified waste oils especially simple physical emulsion of waste oil can be split at a high temperature (200 F). A longer residence time i.e. low flow rate is helpful in breaking emulsions.
Can a waste oil centrifuge remove fine metal contaminants from the oil?
A disc stack centrifuge exerts over 7,000 Gs of centrifugal force which is adequate to pull metal particles down to 0.5 micron level. Our field testing has shown remarkable reduction but not the total elimination of metal particles from waste oil. So, yes, a disc stack centrifuge can remove fine metal particles from waste oil to a certain degree.
Can your waste oil centrifuge separate antifreeze or glycol from the oil?
Yes, our waste oil centrifuges are 3-phase; high G-force separators that simultaneously separate sludge and water/antifreeze from the oil.
What happens to the separated sludge in a waste oil centrifuge?
Our self-cleaning disc centrifuge automatically eject out the separated sludge periodically during the process. The centrifuge does not need to stop for the sludge ejection cycle.
Can we use a waste oil centrifuge for other applications such as diesel purification?
Yes, a waste oil centrifuge is multi functional and can be used for other applications such as diesel/water/sludge separation, lube oil conditioning, industrial oil recovery, etc.
The centrifuge needs a small internal adjustment to adapt to a different separation application.
How does a disc stack centrifuge differ from other open bowl waste oil centrifuges?
A disc stack centrifuge is an industrial centrifuge that exerts an extremely high centrifugal force compared to open bowl centrifuges. Also open bowl centrifuges only separates some of the sludge from waste oil whereas a disc stack centrifuge removes all the sludge AND water from waste oil.
Is a waste oil centrifuge a flow-through type separator?
A waste oil centrifuge is a flow-through or continuous separator. The contaminated waste oil enters the centrifuge, and clean oil, water, and sludge are discharged from the centrifuge. This is a concurrent process that does not need the centrifuge stoppage for cleaning.
Can a waste oil centrifuge remove the black color from waste oil?
Though a disc stack type centrifuge removes most of the metal particles and some ash from waste oil, it does not remove sub-micron carbon particles that make the waste oil appear black. Therefore, a waste oil centrifuge cannot change the color of the oil.
