A solid-bowl screw centrifuge includes one or more discharge weir(s) for discharging clarified liquid out of a drum which has a rotational axis and a rotational direction. The centrifuge has one or more through-opening(s) in a drum cover, each of which is associated with a weir plate having a recess. An open discharge channel is formed on the through-opening at the recess, a deflection from a direction parallel to the rotational direction of the drum substantially into a circumferential direction in the rotational direction being carried out by the discharge channel. The discharge channel is designed such that exiting liquid is conducted over the base of the discharge channel to an overflow edge. The base of the discharge channel to the overflow edge is inclined inwards in the rotational direction relative to the tangential direction by an inclination angle 0 at the point of the overflow edge.

A solid bowl centrifuge has a centrifuge bowl that can be rotated in a rotational direction about a longitudinal axis during operation. An end face of the centrifuge bowl has at least one flow-off opening for the flow-off of clarified material from the centrifuge bowl. A dam edge bounds the flow-off opening in the radially outward direction, and an energy recovery device is located on the dam edge for recovering energy of the clarified material flowing. The dam edge is pivoted toward the rotational direction at least in some sections, as viewed from the longitudinal axis.

A solid-bowl screw centrifuge has a centrifuge drum that is rotatable about a longitudinal axis, at least one outlet for discharging clarified material from the centrifuge drum, and an energy recovery device, arranged at the outlet, for recovering energy from the discharged clarified material, when the solid-bowl screw centrifuge is in operation, the centrifuge drum can rotate in a first direction of rotation and in a second direction of rotation opposite to the first direction of rotation. The energy recovery device has a first active surface, via which clarified material can flow out when the centrifuge drum is rotated in the first direction of rotation, and a second active surface, via which clarified material can flow out when the centrifuge drum is rotated in the second direction of rotation.

A decanter centrifuge with a rotating bowl is provided with at least one solids discharge port and at least one clarified liquid discharge port and a screw conveyor disposed coaxially within the rotating bowl to be rotated in the same direction with a differential rotational speed. A feed suspension to be separated is introduced into a ring shaped space formed between the rotating bowl and the screw conveyor through a central feed pipe fixed to the end of the screw conveyor and supported in at least one bearing. The feed suspension is separated by centrifugal force into a solid phase and a liquid phase so that the solid phase is discharged from the solid discharge port and the liquid phase is discharged from a clarified liquid discharging apparatus. A sealing of the feed pipe and the bowl shaft at the feed end of the feed pipe is provided as adjacent double axial sealing. A liquid phase conduit is arranged in the bowl shaft for guiding the liquid phase outside of the bearings, and a liquid phase valve is provided outside the bearing on the side facing away from the bowl and screw. In this way the liquid phase discharge valve can be varied during operation of the decanter centrifuge by a hand wheel via a transmission or by a motor.

A system for processing solid and liquid waste includes a first shale shaker, a second shale shaker, a submersible pump, a centrifugal pump, a first collection tank, a second collection tank, a mud cleaner assembly, a variable frequency drive (VFD) centrifugal solid-liquid separator, and a water clarifying assembly. The first shale shaker is in fluid communication with the second shale shaker through the submersible pump. The second shale shaker is in fluid communication with the centrifugal pump through the first collection tank. The centrifugal pump is in fluid communication with the mud cleaner assembly. The mud cleaner assembly is in fluid communication with the VFD centrifugal solid-liquid separator through the water clarifying assembly. Resultantly, the system discharges a flow of usable water through the VFD centrifugal solid-liquid separator as an initial load of solid and liquid waste is inputted into the first shale shaker.

A rotating machine has a bowl that is rotatable about an axis to generate a cylindrical pool of a feed slurry. The bowl has a heavy phase discharge port and a base plate at one longitudinal end of the bowl. There is at least one outlet opening in the base plate and a liquid phase discharge port member positioned over the outlet opening. The liquid phase discharge port member includes at least one open straight channel having a longitudinal axis that extends at an acute angle relative to the base plate. The channel has an extension in the direction of the longitudinal axis of open straight channel.

A centrifugal separator includes a rotating body rotating in use around an axis. The rotating body comprises a bowl, which comprises a base at one longitudinal end of said bowl, said base defining a rear longitudinal area. An outlet passage extends through the base and an outlet housing is provided in the rear longitudinal area. The outlet housing is communicating with the outlet passage to receive liquid therefrom and the outlet housing has an outlet opening discharging in use liquid from the rotating body. The outlet opening comprises a weir edge defining in normal use a level of a surface of a liquid in the bowl. The outlet housing is rotatable around an adjustment axis and the outlet opening is placed in a side wall offset from the adjustment axis.

The invention relates to a decanter centrifuge with a rotating bowl (1) provided with at least one solids discharge port (11) and at least one clarified liquid discharge port (15) and a screw conveyor (2) disposed coaxially within said rotating bowl rotated in the same direction with a differential rotational speed, where a feed suspension to be separated is introduced into a ring shaped space formed between said rotating bowl (1) and said screw conveyor (2) through a central feed pipe fixed to the end of the screw conveyor and supported in at least one bearing and can be separated by centrifugal force into a solid and a liquid phase so that said solid phase is discharged from said solid discharge port and said liquid phase is discharged from said clarified liquid discharging apparatus. According to the present invention it is characterized by a liquid phase conduit (4) arranged in the hollow shaft of the rotating bowl (1) guiding the liquid phase outside of the bearings (16, 18), a liquid phase discharge valve (14) provided outside the bearing on the side facing away from the bowl (1) and screw (2) and a sealing (6) at the end of the feed pipe (10) surrounded by the liquid phase conduit. So it is possible to pressurize the system and to use the pressure from the feed pump to support the cake transport in the solids transporting part of the bowl, thereby eliminating the need for variable speed conveyor control and equipment.