A centrifugal separator for separating a fluid mixture into components includes a rotor which forms within itself a separation space delimited by a rotor wall, and includes a set of separation plates defining separation passages there between. An inlet is arranged for supply of a fluid mixture to be separated and a first outlet is arranged for a separated lighter first component of the fluid mixture. A sludge space is being defined as an annular portion of the separation space radially outside the separation plates. A second outlet is arranged for discharge of a separated denser second component of the fluid mixture extending from the radially outer portion of the sludge space. A plurality of sludge space plates, which sludge space plates are separate components from the separation plates, is arranged in the sludge space, extending outwardly and in an annular direction with respect to the rotational axis, while forming a gap between the sludge space plates and the rotor wall.

A rotor of a centrifugal separator, including a central shaft, a plurality of identical discs arranged in a stack on the central shaft, the central shaft having on an outer circumference an engagement contour for a rotationally fixed, axially slidable engagement with a corresponding contour on an inner circumference of the discs, the engagement and corresponding contours engageable with one another in multiple rotational positions at a circumferential distance from one another, and each disc having spacing elements situated at a disc circumferential distance from one another, which spacing elements hold each two adjacent discs at an axial distance from one another, forming an intermediate flow gap having a gap dimension. The spacing elements are formed and configured such that, via different rotational positions relative to one another of adjacent discs, at least two different axial dimensions of the flow gap between adjacent discs may be set.

When this centrifuge is operated, local stress applied to a liquid-feeding groove formed in the upper surface of a rotor core is averaged to minimize deformation of the rotor core. A rotor core, which is mounted inside a rotor used for continuous centrifugation, has a columnar solid section, blades expanding radially outward from the solid section, and a disc section extending radially outward from the upper surface of the solid section, the upper surface of the rotor core being provided with a liquid-feeding grove that continues radially outward from the center vicinity to the outer side. A stress-mitigating groove that extends radially outward is formed in the lower surface of the liquid-feeding grove. The stress-mitigating groove is formed in a position overlapping the position of the liquid-feeding grove when the disc section is viewed along the axial direction.

When this centrifuge is operated, local stress applied to a liquid-feeding groove formed in the upper surface of a rotor core is averaged to minimize deformation of the rotor core. A rotor core, which is mounted inside a rotor used for continuous centrifugation, has a columnar solid section, blades expanding radially outward from the solid section, and a disc section extending radially outward from the upper surface of the solid section, the upper surface of the rotor core being provided with a liquid-feeding grove that continues radially outward from the center vicinity to the outer side. A stress-mitigating groove that extends radially outward is formed in the lower surface of the liquid-feeding grove. The stress-mitigating groove is formed in a position overlapping the position of the liquid-feeding grove when the disc section is viewed along the axial direction.

A system and method in at least one embodiment for separating fluids including liquids and gases into subcomponents by passing the fluid through a vortex chamber into an expansion chamber and then through at least a portion of a waveform pattern present between at least two rotors and/or disks. In further embodiments, a system and method is offered for harnessing fields created by a system having rotating rotors and/or disks having waveform patterns on at least one side to produce current within a plurality of coils. In at least one embodiment, the waveform patterns include a plurality of hyperbolic waveforms axially aligned around a horizontal center of the system.

A system and method in at least one embodiment for separating fluids including liquids and gases into subcomponents by passing the fluid through a vortex chamber into an expansion chamber and then through at least a portion of a waveform pattern present between at least two rotors and/or disks. In further embodiments, a system and method is offered for harnessing fields created by a system having rotating rotors and/or disks having waveform patterns on at least one side to produce current within a plurality of coils. In at least one embodiment, the waveform patterns include a plurality of hyperbolic waveforms axially aligned around a horizontal center of the system.

A centrifugal separation system includes a centrifugal separator, a liquid feed mixture conduit, a light phase conduit, a heavy phase conduit, and a flow control system. The flow control system includes a controller, a flow control valve arranged in a light phase conduit, a liquid feed mixture measuring device, and at a light phase measuring device and/or a heavy phase measuring device. The controller is configured to control the flow control valve based on measurements from the liquid feed mixture measuring device and measurements from the light phase measuring device and/or the heavy phase measuring device.

A disk-pack turbine for use, for example, in systems and methods in at least one embodiment for separating fluids including liquids and gases into subcomponents by passing the fluid through a vortex chamber into an expansion chamber and then through at least a portion of a waveform pattern present between at least two rotors and/or disks. The rotors and/or disks having waveform patterns on at least one side. In at least one embodiment, the waveform patterns include a plurality of hyperbolic waveforms axially aligned around a horizontal center of the system.

A disk-pack turbine for use, for example, in systems and methods in at least one embodiment for separating fluids including liquids and gases into subcomponents by passing the fluid through a vortex chamber into an expansion chamber and then through at least a portion of a waveform pattern present between at least two rotors and/or disks. The rotors and/or disks having waveform patterns on at least one side. In at least one embodiment, the waveform patterns include a plurality of hyperbolic waveforms axially aligned around a horizontal center of the system.

A disk-pack turbine for use, for example, in systems and methods in at least one embodiment for separating fluids including liquids and gases into subcomponents by passing the fluid through a fluid intake chamber into an expansion chamber and then through at least a portion of a waveform pattern present between at least two rotors and/or disks. The rotors and/or disks having waveform patterns on at least one side.