Foodec 200 Food-focused decanter centrifuge Application Alfa Laval Foodec decanter centrifuges are designed for food and beverage applications where good hygiene practices are essential in order to comply with strict sanitary regulations. These decanter centrifuges are available for both 2-phase and 3-phase separation. They are ideal for use in the food industry in situations where the material being processed has to be separated into either a liquid and a solids phase, or into two liquid phases and a solids phase. Benefits • cost-effective performance • continuous operation • compact, modular design • Plug & play unit with Direct-On-Line (DOL) start method. Standard design Alfa Laval designed the Foodec decanter centrifuge with a focus on hygiene, easy access, reliability and low noise levels. The rotating assembly is mounted on a compact welded box beam frame with main bearings at both ends. The cover is designed to ensure easy access. The in-line motor is flange-mounted on the decanter, with adjustable brackets for belt tension adjustment. The bowl is driven at the conical end by an electric motor and V-belt transmission. Bowl, conveyor, casing, inlet tube, outlets and other parts in contact with the process media are made from stainless steel AISI 316. Operating principle Separation takes place in a horizontal cylindrical bowl equipped with a screw conveyor. The product is fed into the bowl through a stationary inlet tube and is smoothly accelerated by an inlet rotor. Centrifugal forces cause instant sedimentation of the solids on the wall of the bowl. The conveyor rotates in the same direction as the bowl, but at a different speed, thus moving the solids towards the conical end of the bowl. The new Foodec design enables the hydraulic pressure inside the bowl to improve scrolling through a narrow opening. Only the driest fraction of the solids leaves the bowl through the solids discharge openings into the casing. Separation takes place throughout the total length of the cylindrical part of the bowl, and the clarified liquid leaves the bowl by flowing over adjustable plate dams into the casing. Foodec 200 decanter centrifuge

How to contact Alfa Laval Up-to-date Alfa Laval contact details for all countries are always available on our website at www.alfalaval.com PCD00001EN 0702 Alfa Laval reserves the right to change specifications without prior notification. Process optimization The decanter centrifuge can be adjusted to suit individual requirements by varying: • bowl speed, to ensure the exact G force required for optimized separation • conveying speed, for optimized balance between liquid clarity and solids discharge capacity • pond depth in the bowl for optimized balance between liquid clarity, solids dryness,...