Foodec 100

Food-focused decanter centrifuge

Foodec 100 decanter centrifuge

Application The bowl is driven at the conical end by an electric motor and
Alfa Laval Foodec decanter centrifuges are designed for food V-belt transmission. Bowl, conveyor, casing, inlet tube, outlets
and beverage applications. They are ideal for use in the food and other parts in contact with the process media are made
industry in situations where the material being processed has from stainless steel AISI 316.
to be separated into a liquid and a solids phase.
Working principle
Benefits Separation takes place in a horizontal cylindrical bowl
• cost-effective performance equipped with a screw conveyor. The product is fed into the
• continuous operation bowl through a stationary inlet tube and is smoothly acceler-
• compact, modular design ated by an inlet rotor. Centrifugal forces cause instant sedi-
• Plug & play unit with Direct-On-Line (DOL) start method. mentation of the solids on the wall of the bowl. The conveyor
rotates in the same direction as the bowl, but at a different
Standard design speed, thus moving the solids towards the conical end of
Alfa Laval designed the Foodec decanter centrifuge with a the bowl.
focus on hygiene, easy access, reliability and low noise levels. The new Foodec design enables the hydraulic pressure inside
The rotating assembly is mounted on a compact welded box the bowl to improve scrolling through a narrow opening.
beam frame with main bearings at both ends. The cover is Only the driest fraction of the solids leaves the bowl through
designed to ensure easy access. The in-line motor is flange- the solids discharge openings into the casing. Separation
mounted on the decanter, with adjustable brackets for belt takes place throughout the total length of the cylindrical part
tension adjustment. of the bowl, and the clarified liquid leaves the bowl by flowing
over adjustable plate dams into the casing.
 Feed

Feed tube
Inlet distributor
Screw conveyor Discharge port
Gearbox
Liquid Solids
Wall of the bowl
Conical end

Process optimization Drive system

The decanter centrifuge can be adjusted to suit individual The bowl is driven by an electric motor and a V-belt trans-
requirements by varying: mission drive. Start method is Direct-On-Line (DOL) using a
• bowl speed, to ensure the exact G force required for mechanical clutch. Power is transferred to the conveyor by
optimized separation. means of a two-stage planetary gearbox. The speed differ-
• conveying speed, for optimized balance between liquid ence between the bowl and the conveyor is obtained by an
clarity and solids discharge capacity. efficient back drive system.
• Pond depth in the bowl for optimized balance between
liquid clarity, solids dryness, and inter-phase setting Options
between heavy and light liquid phases. Foodec decanter centrifuges provide design options such as
• feed flow – Alfa Laval decanter centrifuges are designed to full cleaning-in-place (CIP) capability as well as FDA-approved
deal with a wide range of flow rates. elastomers and seals.

Dimensions

FEED
LIQUID SOLIDS
762 mm / 30 in

Max. Max.

1500 mm / 59 in 580 mm / 23 in

Technical Data
Capacity Depends on application
G-force max. 3137
Bowl material AISI 316
Other wetted parts AISI 316
Weight kg (lbs) 350 (772)
Installed power kW (HP) 4 (5.4)
Sound pressure level* 78 dB(A) re. 20 µPa
* Declared A-weighted emission sound pressure level in free field over a reflecting plane at 1 m distance from the decanter operating at maximum bowl speed,
tested with water and closed outlet.

PPM00123EN 0509 Alfa Laval reserves the right to change specifications without prior notification.

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