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Disc-stack centrifuge cutaway

Explore 24 individually selectable conical plates, a separate central distributor, a hollow bowl and distinct liquid and solids-handling boundaries.

Equipment teaching model63 named component instancesOriginal 3D illustration

INTERACTIVE EQUIPMENT EXPLORER

Disc-stack centrifuge cutaway

Equipment teaching model63 named component instances

Focus controls become available when the model finishes loading. The study notes and component reference also work without 3D.

Static preview of the disc-stack centrifuge cutaway schematic
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HOW TO READ THIS MODEL

The system, explained.

A disc-stack centrifuge places conical plates inside a rotating bowl. Alfa Laval explains that the plates provide separation area and that solids collect toward the bowl periphery; actual solids-handling mechanisms vary between designs. This original static model makes each plate selectable and keeps visible spaces between adjacent plates. Find the central feed illustration, inspect the stack, and distinguish the surrounding receiving region from the upper liquid boundary. Compare the separate plates with our decanter's continuous scroll. This is a component study, not a three-phase process simulation.

Model scope and limits

Original generic static teaching assembly with invented plate count, spacing and proportions. Peripheral boundary markers do not implement a discharge mechanism. No fluid-interface calculation, outlet purity, throughput, balance, speed, pressure rating, cleaning procedure, safe access or commercial-plant selection is represented. This is not manufacturer CAD or a product endorsement.

Further reading: Alfa Laval — how a disc-stack centrifuge works; checked October 26, 2026. General principle only; no vendor artwork, geometry or dimensions reproduced. ↗

Source links support further study; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.

GUIDED COMPONENT STUDY

Trace the system.

Read each explanation, then focus its component in the explorer. This is a learning route through the model, with no operating or maintenance sequence.

  1. Reveal the complete closure

    A whole hollow conical wall encloses the upper stack. Reveal or section exposes the plates for reading; neither control depicts a permitted operating state.

  2. Select a single conical plate

    Disc 12 is one of 24 separate selectable annular plates. Its centre is open and its neighbours are spaced apart. The plate count, slope and gaps are original illustrative choices.

  3. Inspect the central distributor

    A hollow gold tube has six radial openings near its lower end. A separate blue feed tube sits above it. These distinguish component regions without calculating a flow split.

  4. Find a separate liquid boundary

    This upper annular region has a radial opening leading toward the blue outlet boundary. It lies outside the central feed tube. No liquid-interface position or purity is shown.

  5. Distinguish receiving from ejecting

    The outer ring is a receiving-region illustration. Nearby radial markers do not constitute an intermittent or continuous solids-discharge mechanism.

  6. Find the support region

    A separate annular bearing cue surrounds the static spindle below the bowl. It supplies no load, lubrication, alignment or balancing specification.

Additional primary references: Alfa Laval: general disc-stack separation principle ↗

ACCESSIBLE COMPONENT REFERENCE

Every part, in plain language.

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63 components
Display plinth

Display base, not an installed foundation.

Drive pedestal

Drive location without an operating motor or transmission.

Central solid spindle

Static spindle supporting the illustrated rotor.

Lower spindle bearing

Separate annular support-region cue.

Complete lower bowl cone

Whole hollow lower rotating bowl.

Complete outer bowl wall

Hollow outer collection region around the disc stack.

Complete upper bowl hood

Whole hollow upper closure; study controls reveal the plates.

Distributor centre tube

Open central distributor illustration; no engineered flow distribution.

Conical separation disc 01

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 02

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 03

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 04

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 05

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 06

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 07

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 08

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 09

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 10

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 11

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 12

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 13

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 14

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 15

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 16

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 17

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 18

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 19

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 20

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 21

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 22

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 23

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Conical separation disc 24

Independent conical plate with an open centre and visible gaps to adjacent plates.

Disc support post 1

Invented support location; no clamp-load design.

Disc support post 2

Invented support location; no clamp-load design.

Disc support post 3

Invented support location; no clamp-load design.

Disc support post 4

Invented support location; no clamp-load design.

Disc support post 5

Invented support location; no clamp-load design.

Disc support post 6

Invented support location; no clamp-load design.

Open feed tube

Distinct central feed boundary; not a measured throughput.

Upper liquid collection ring

Annular liquid-collection location outside the central feed tube.

Liquid outlet boundary

Open separate liquid-handling boundary.

Outer solids receiving ring

Separate outer receiving region, not a solids-ejection mechanism.

Peripheral boundary marker 1

Illustrative open radial boundary; no active discharge cycle.

Peripheral boundary marker 2

Illustrative open radial boundary; no active discharge cycle.

Peripheral boundary marker 3

Illustrative open radial boundary; no active discharge cycle.

Peripheral boundary marker 4

Illustrative open radial boundary; no active discharge cycle.

Peripheral boundary marker 5

Illustrative open radial boundary; no active discharge cycle.

Peripheral boundary marker 6

Illustrative open radial boundary; no active discharge cycle.

Peripheral boundary marker 7

Illustrative open radial boundary; no active discharge cycle.

Peripheral boundary marker 8

Illustrative open radial boundary; no active discharge cycle.

Solids handling boundary

Open lower receiving boundary outside the rotor.

Bowl closure marker 1

Separate fastener marker; no pressure or joint qualification.

Bowl closure marker 2

Separate fastener marker; no pressure or joint qualification.

Bowl closure marker 3

Separate fastener marker; no pressure or joint qualification.

Bowl closure marker 4

Separate fastener marker; no pressure or joint qualification.

Bowl closure marker 5

Separate fastener marker; no pressure or joint qualification.

Bowl closure marker 6

Separate fastener marker; no pressure or joint qualification.

Bowl closure marker 7

Separate fastener marker; no pressure or joint qualification.

Bowl closure marker 8

Separate fastener marker; no pressure or joint qualification.

Bowl closure marker 9

Separate fastener marker; no pressure or joint qualification.

Bowl closure marker 10

Separate fastener marker; no pressure or joint qualification.

Bowl closure marker 11

Separate fastener marker; no pressure or joint qualification.

Bowl closure marker 12

Separate fastener marker; no pressure or joint qualification.

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

What does selecting a conical disc establish?

Choose an answer

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Compare the two centrifuge arrangements.

The continuous scroll and separate conical plates explain different component arrangements. These generic illustrations do not select interchangeable machines for a facility.

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