EMULSION SEPARATOR Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: equipment for separation of emulsions into fractions in field of centrifugal forces; applicable in food and other industries. SUBSTANCE: emulsion separator includes drum mounted on vertical shaft. Said drum accommodates plate holder with a pack of conical plates, each provided with strips on its upper end and conical surface. Emulsion separator has chambers of preliminary separation formed by partitions attached to plate holder, light fraction receiving zones located between chambers, receiving pipe for introduction of initial emulsion, and pressure discs of discharge of light and heavy fractions. Strips on upper ends of conical plates are made of flexible material, for instance, rubber. Strip thickness exceeds the gap between adjacent ends of plate. Strips secured to plate conical surfaces are different in length. A part of them has length equaling not more 1/3 length of plate cone generator, and another part of strips has length equal to more than half of length of said generator. Invention is usable in separators of open, semi closed and closed types. EFFECT: increased efficiency in separation of milk creams, animal fats and other emulsions. 4 dwg