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5. Centrifugation Processes
Course Instructor : Dr. A. Margaritis, Ph.D., F.C.I.C., P. Eng.
Professor of Biochemical Engineering
Fall 2007
Centrifugation
• Separation of solids by centrifugal force
- Solid (particles) in liquids
- Immiscible liquids of different densities (emulsion droplets) dispersion behave like solid particles
Principles of centrifugal separation and filtration
(a)Bowl stationary(b)Sedimentation in rotating imperforate bowl(c)Filtration in rotating perforate basket
Perry’s Chemical Engineers’Handbook. 6thed. McGraw Hill, NY 1984
Physics of centrifugation
Physics of centrifugation
Centrifugal force on unconstrained particles in suspension
• Accelerates to speed of rotating fluid at every radial position due to viscous drag by fluid
• Impulses on particle tangential to series of orbits
• Net effect –particle moves radially outward from center of rotation
Centrifugal force on unconstrained particles in suspension
Relative centrifugal factor (RCF); g factor
2centrifugal accelerationRCF = acceleration due to gravity
rg
ω=
Centrifugal force on unconstrained particles in suspension
2 3 2( ) ( )6
3 (Particle velocity)=3
P C P P P P
D P P
Fc m a V r D r
drF D Ddt
πρ ρ ω ρ ρ ω
πμ πμ
= = − = −
=
FC= centrifugal force
FD= viscous (Stokes law)drag forcem
P= effective particle mass(bouyancy)
VP= particle volume
ρP= particle density
ρ= fluid density
DP = particle diameter
μ= fluid viscosity
Centrifugal force on unconstrained particles in suspension
At steady state radial particle velocity : FC = FD
mP= effective particle mass
vg= terminal velocity in the gravitational field
vg, g are constant
Centrifugal sedimentationSedimenting centrifuges:
Separate phases (solid –liquid, liquid –liquid) by forcing
migration of denser phase away from axis of rotation.
Examples:
1. Decanter
2. Disk stack
3. Tubular bowl
1. Decanter centrifuge: two liquid phases + one solid phase
2. Disk stack
3. Tubular bowl Centrifuge
Sharples (Alfa Laval) A26 Tubular Bowl Centrifuge
Cylindrical bowl centrifuge: Basic Sigma (Σ) theory
• Used to characterize continuous centrifuges
• Valid for cylindrical bowl centrifuges (tubular bowl)
and dilute suspension of solids (≤20 g/L)
• Time required for centrifugal sedimentation = time
for fluid element to travel from point of entry to
discharge
Basic Sigma (Σ) theoryAssumptions:
- Plug flow of liquid parallel to axis of rotation
- particle / drop reaches radial velocity (dr/dt) immediately upon entering the centrifuge (pond)
- Stokes law applies to centrifugal settling
- particle “captured”if it reaches the centrifuge wall before fluid exits, otherwise it leaves with the liquid steam (centrate)
Basic Sigma (Σ) theory
Basic Sigma (Σ) theory• Critical particle trajectory
Trajectory of particle of critical diameter entering at r1,sufficiently large for particle to be captured
V = centrifuge (bowl) volume
Basic Sigma (Σ) theory
QC/vg (unit of area) represents the required plan area of a settling tank,
operating under ideal conditions, needed to perform the same
clarification as the centrifuge
LHS is called the process parameters
RHS is called the machine parameters –theoretical value for centrifuge
at 100% particle capture efficiency
Both sides of equation represented by (Σ) sigma
Liquid–liquid separation by centrifugation
Liquid–liquid separation by centrifugation
Liquid–liquid separation by centrifugation
Liquid–liquid separation by centrifugation
Cylindrical bowl centrifuges: concept of 50% capture
Cylindrical bowl centrifuges: concept of 50% capture
Cylindrical bowl centrifuges: concept of 50% capture
For D >DPC particles are eliminated from the liquid stream
For D <DPC particles stay in the effluent or centrate
For D = DPC they are split between the two streams(D = particle diameter)
Cylindrical bowl centrifuges: concept of 50% capture
Tubular –bowl centrifuge
• Feed enters bottom of bowl through nozzle under pressure
• Incoming liquid is accelerated and moves upwards
• Solids travel upward and receive radial velocity based on size and
weight in centrifugal force field
• If the particle trajectory intersects bowl wall it is removed
• Used for low solids loading in feed
Tubular –bowl centrifuge• Capture efficiency (Σ(1/2) )
Working principles of solid settling in settling tank, settling tank with disks, disk stack centrifuge.
Photo of Disk stack centrifuge
Alfa Laval – disc stack centrifuge technology
Design Equation for Disk Stack centrifuge
• Feed enters to the center of bowl near floor and rises through a
series of disks or cones spaced 0.4 –3 mm apart
• Angled disks (35o–50o half angle with vertical)
• Two types of disks are available-those with holes which provide
channels through which liquid rises-those with solid disks
Design Equation for Disk Stack centrifuge
Stacked cones in Disk stack centrifuge
Design Equation for Disk Stack centrifuge
Purpose of disks is to reduce sedimentation distance, and also reduce chance of retrainment of particles in liquid.
Centrifugal extraction
• Counter-current extraction performed in a centrifugal force field Recovery of antibiotics (penicillin, erythromycin, bacitracin)
• AdvantageVery short residence time –seconds minimizes product degradation (acid hydrolysis of penicillin)
Centrifugal extraction
Example: Podbelniak extractor
Bailey and Ollis, Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals, 2nded., McGraw Hill, NY 1986
Scale-up of centrifuge, Batch centrifugation
Lab/pilot scale experiments;
Step 1. Spin broth in 50 mL tubes in swing-out rotor centrifuge at various RCF (g
forces)
Step 2. Measure clarity of supernatant, sediment volume and moisture content of
sediment
Step 3. If RCF x t > 2x107 s for desired clarity or solids thickening, then consider
broth conditioning to enhance flocculation of particles.
Step 4. If RCF x t < 2x107 s, for desired clarity or solids thickening, then there is no
need to condition the broth.
For batch scale-up of centrifuge operate at the RCF x t value determined in step 1 .
2centrifugal acceleration ω rRCF = =acceleration due to gravity g
Remember:
Swing-out rotor centrifuge
Hettich ROTINA 35 Tabletop Centrifuge
Scale-up of centrifuge, Continuous centrifugation
The following steps are recommended for scale-up of a Continuous centrifuge:
Step 1. Use small scale continuous centrifuge of same type (disc stack or tubular).
Step 2. Process broth under varying conditions until desired liquid clarification or solid thickening is obtained.
Step 3. Calculate machine parameters (Σ1) and flow rate (Q1)under these desired conditions for the small centrifuge.
Step 4. If Q1/Σ1< 10-8 m/s for 80% solids recovery, consider broth conditioning to enhanceflocculation of solids to larger particles.
Step 5. If Q1/Σ1>10-8 m/s for 80% solids recovery, there is no need for broth conditioning.
Step 6. Calculate required machine parameters (Σ2) for production scale centrifuge, and process flow rate (Q2)using the following scale-up equation:
Where: 1 = small scale centrifuge, 2 = large commercial scale centrifuge
Perry’s Chemical Engineers’Handbook, 6thed., McGraw Hill. NY 1984
Perry’s Chemical Engineers’Handbook, 6thed., McGraw Hill. NY 1984
Bailey and Ollis, Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals, 2nd ed., McGraw Hill, NY1986
6.3.7. Microbial Biomass Centrifugal Sedimentation Summary
Bailey and Ollis, Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals, 2nd ed., McGraw Hill, NY1986
Perry’s Chemical Engineers’Handbook, 6thed., McGraw Hill. NY 1984
Choice of centrifuges