Centrifuge Rental, Paint Sludge Recycling, Glass Grinding, Recycling Waste Water, Sludge Dewatering, Liquid Solid Separation

The test module is the model CQ3 decanter centrifuge with a capacity of 5 to 55-gpm, depending on the nature of the feed. This is the smallest unit in the Centriquip range and is fitted with an inverter controlled 18.5 kWh (25-HP) main drive.

The complete CQ3 unit is mounted on an easily transported mild steel frame and can normally be ready for operation within 1 to 2 hours upon delivery to the site.

Download the Decanter Centrifuge Test Module (PDF - 223K)

Module One Dimensions:
(10'L x 6'10"W x 8'H / Weight approximately 8,500 lbs.)
Note: On the 10'L side of the skid, a portable belt conveyor is installed to assist solids disposal and will protrude approximately 6'.

A second skid module with ancillaries containing the following can also be supplied:

Module Two Dimensions:
(10'L x 6'6"W x 7'"H / Weight approximately 3,300 lbs.)

• 330-gallon polymer mixing tank with agitator.
• 330-gallong feed balance tank or utility tank with agitator.

Model CQ3 Decanter Centrifuge Test Module Specifications

• Centriquip centrifuge type CQ3 complete with 25-HP, 2,940-rpm drive motor and solids / centrate chutes.
  
  
• Viscotherm hydraulic pump unit type b 5.5 - 10 Z/HP with 10-HP motor.
  
  
• 3-HP PCM progressive cavity, sludge feed-pump, with variable speed drive, capacity 5 to 6-gpm.
  
  
• 1-HP "mono" type eccentric rotor polymer dosing pump with variable speed drive capacity of 0.4 to 11-gpm.
  
  
• Krohne sludge flow meter, range 0 to 60-gpm, complete with display unit.
  
  
• Krohne polymer flow meter, range 0 to 10-gpm, complete with display unit.
  
  
• Belt conveyor, 8'L and 10"W.
  
  
• Weatherproof electrical control panel and 45'L incoming power-supply cable.
  
  
• Connections to feed pump, polymer pump, polymer tank and sludge tank, are 3" "quick connect."

Services to be Provided by Client

• Suitable hard foundation approximately 17' x 17'.
• Sludge supply preferable at floor level at a maximum of 25' from test unit.
  
  
• Potable water at reasonable pressure by a 1" hose for hydraulic cooling water (0.5-gpm at 68 degrees F maximum), for wash down and for polymer make-up.
  
  
• Electricity supply (460V, 3 pH, 60 Hz) maximum 45' from test unit, fitted with 65 amp. high surge fuses for start up. Running current up to 25 amps approximately.
  
  
• Laboratory bench space with electric points for performance evaluation.
  
  
• Suitable receptacle for cake produced. Sludge hopper no more than 3' in height is ideal.
  
  
• Centrate gravitates from the test unit at a height of approximately 3'. There is no centrate pumping facility, therefore, the rig requires positioning adjacent to a drainage point.

Site Preparation

As you can see from the photographs of the unit, a protective building is not required, except in areas of extremes in weather.

US Centrifuge Systems will provide a trained field technician for two days to set up, demonstrate, and operate the unit as part of the rental agreement.

The equipment will be delivered by truck, which should have easy access to the test site. There are two skids to be off loaded and a suitable crane or forklift should be available at the time of delivery.

When planning the location, the source and availability of the following process materials should be considered:

• Feed Material: The material to be centrifuged can be connected directly to the feed pump. Alternatively, one of the water tanks supplied can be used as an intermediate holding tank. Feed material should be available up to a maximum flow of 60-gpm, which should satisfy the capacity of the CQ3, and it is essential that this flow can be turned off easily.
• Polymers: If polymers are required for your application, we recommend that you work with a polymer supplier before the arrival of the test modules to select the product for use in the trial. The second water tank can be used to make up polymer solution from either liquid or powder polymers.
• Potable water at reasonable pressure by a 1" hose for hydraulic cooling water (0.5-gpm at 68 degrees F maximum), for wash down and for polymer make-up.