04558nam a2200373Ii 4500991003241729707536070806s2001 enka sbf 001 0 eng d97818561736981856173690b13654032-39ule_inst126717:128267Elsevier Science & Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.comBibl. Dip.le Aggr. Ingegneria Innovazione - Sez. Ingegneria Innovazioneeng660.284222Records, Alan627471Decanter centrifuge handbook[e-book] /Alan Records, Ken SutherlandOxford ;New York :Elsevier Science B.V.,2001xi, 421 p. :ill. ;24 cmIncludes bibliographical references and index<H3>Introduction</H3>Decanter development -- Manufacturers -- Trends in technology -- <H3>Decanter Design</H3> -- Basic contruction -- Materials of construction -- Basic components -- Variants -- Special features -- Instrumentation -- <H3>The Market</H3> -- Where decanters are used, how many are used, importance in that market, impact on decanter design and use for manufacturer and end-user -- Applications: effluent - municipal and industrial, drilling muds, olive and palm oils, proteins, starches, brewery and distillery grains, dairy, petrochemicals, minerals, pharmaceuticals, heavy chemicals, clays, water works sludges, fish meal, surimi, rendering -- Application types: Clarification, classification, dewatering, extra dry solids, washing, reslurry wash, thickening -- <H3>Theory</H3> -- Clarification -- Conveying -- Conveying -- Power Consumption -- Polymer Addition -- Pressure developed -- Scaling -- Particle size distribution -- Moving layer theory -- Calculating the effect of vanes and discs -- Fundamental studies -- <H3>Flocculents</H3> -- Types of flocculents -- Dosing -- Make-up -- <H3>Test work and data Calculations and scale-up</H3> -- Options -- Identifying the pertinent method -- Data needed -- Preparing the data -- Mass balance -- Recovery -- Polymer Dose -- g-level -- Power Calculations -- Worked examples -- <H3>Plant Instrumentation and control</H3> -- <H3>Decanter Features for special application</H3> -- <H3>Tables of decanter data</H3> -- <H3>Nomenclature, acknowledgements, references, index</H3>Scope of Publication A reference work for process designers and users of decanters, this book aims to bridge the information gap in this field - that between academic theory promoted in student textbooks and case study data in manufacturers sales literature. <P>Design It includes information on design and specification, preparing the reader to select and correctly size equipment. <P>Purchase As a design or project engineer working with vendors to make final equipment selection, this work provides the readers with the full facts before they start talking to product vendors. <P>Supply In an environment of industry consolidation, the handbook allows you to track suppliers old and new, providing a basis on which users can find the new relevant company for the parts/service he/she wishes to purchase. <P>Operation Once an equipment purchase is made, the user needs to be made aware of how to optimally operate decanters. The <IT>Decanter Centrifuge Handbook</IT> covers relevant (process) operating issues such as instrumentation and control and the use of flocculentsElectronic reproduction.Amsterdam :Elsevier Science & Technology,2007.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Web browser.Title from title screen (viewed on Aug. 2, 2007).Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutionsCentrifugesHandbooks, manuals, etc.CentrifugationHandbooks, manuals, etc.Electronic books.localSutherland, Kenauthorhttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut739010Original18561736909781856173698(DLC) 00049524(OCoLC)45162093Referexhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781856173698An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for informationPublisher descriptionhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0610/00049524-d.htmlTable of contents onlyhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0610/00049524-t.html.b1365403203-03-2224-01-08991003241729707536Decanter centrifuge handbook1463952UNISALENTOle02624-01-08m@ -engenk00