The invention relates to a solid bowl centrifuge with a horizontal elongated, hollow, rotatable, solid-wall bowl (2) with an inlet and an outlet and a rotatable screw conveyor with a shaft (6) and helical screw (7) rotatable mounted inside said bowl and extending substantially the full length thereof. It is mainly characterized in that on the shaft there are mounted a number of truncated conical discs (24), whereby the discs are directly surrounded by the helical screw. With such design the decanter capacity can be increased and the polymer consumption reduced. Further power consumption can be reduced by obtaining the same performances as the traditional decanter at lower rotational speed (lower g-force).

The present invention relates to a screw hub (70) for a centrifuge screw which extends along a longitudinal axis and has at least one longitudinal portion (72) having an opening structure (74), wherein the opening structure (74) is formed by a plurality of connecting elements (75) which delimit a plurality of openings (77) for the passage of a medium, in particular a two-phase mixture, wherein the connecting elements (75) are arranged radially outside on the longitudinal portion (72) relative to the longitudinal axis and form a periphery of the longitudinal portion (72), two connecting elements (75) in each case forming a connecting piece pair (81) that delimits at least one opening (77), both connecting elements (75) of the connecting piece pair (81) extending in the longitudinal direction and crosswise to the longitudinal direction, or a first connecting element of the connecting piece pair (81) extending in the longitudinal direction and a second connecting element of the connecting piece pair (81) extending crosswise to the longitudinal direction.

The invention relates to a transverse disc (60) of a centrifuge screw (30) for stabilising a screw hub structure. According to the invention, at least one opening (70) is formed at least in some sections on at least 75% of all the imaginary circle lines (71) of the transverse disc (60) between the centre point (M) and the transverse disc circumference (72).

A screw centrifuge has a rotating, cylindrical drum (11) with openings (14,15) for discharge of settleable solids (16), floating solids (17), and separating liquid (18). A rotatable shaft (12) has openings (22) for infeed of the solids to be separated, and two sections of screw flights (13,13′,13″,23,23′) working in opposite directions. A baffle disc (20) is arranged on the shaft between the infeed opening (22) and the discharge opening (14) for the settleable solids (16). The flight (13′,13″) of the screw for the settleable solids (16) surrounds the flight (23,23′) of the screw for the floating solids (17), and also work in opposite directions. The screw section for the floating solids (17) is designed as a multi-channel screw. The outer flight (13′,13″) of the screw for the settleable solids (16) can also have several channels.

A system and method for extracting liquid and solid hydrocarbons and their derivatives from natural and man-made hydrocarbon sources, including but not limited to oil sands, bitumen, asphalt, roofing shingles, and other hydrocarbon articles of manufacture. The hydrocarbon sources are prepared by dissolving, crushing and/or grinding. The prepared hydrocarbon sources are subjected to agitation where the solvent and hydrocarbon source as thoroughly mixed. The results of the agitation are then separated in one or both of a mesh screen shaker and a centrifuge. The mesh screen shaker subjects the materials to medium frequency oscillations. The centrifuge subjects the materials to high G-forces. The combined processes separate the hydrocarbons from solids and residual solids to less than 0.2% by weight.

The invention relates to a centrifugal screw (10) comprising a screw hub (15) and a screw flight (20) connected to the screw hub (15), the screw hub (15) having, in the longitudinal direction (R), at least one cylindrical longitudinal portion (11) and a portion (12) at the solid-discharge end. According to the invention, an open wall structure (40) is formed only in some sections of the cylindrical longitudinal portion (11), said open wall structure (40) in the cylindrical longitudinal portion (11) extending at most over a length (LW) of 50% of the total length (GL) of the cylindrical longitudinal portion (11).

The invention relates to a centrifugal screw (10) comprising a substantially tubular screw hub (15) and a screw flight (20), wherein at least some portions of a root (21) of the screw flight (20) are attached directly to the tubular screw hub (15). According to the invention, rods (30) are formed between at least two turn portions (25) in the longitudinal direction (R) of the centrifugal screw (10), said rods (30) being entirely or nearly entirely located at a distance from the screw hub (15).

The invention relates to a screw hub (10) for a centrifugal screw (80), said screw hub (10) having, in the longitudinal direction (R), at least one cylindrical longitudinal portion (11) and a portion (12) at the solid-discharge end, the cylindrical longitudinal portion (11) having an open wall structure (40), and the portion (2) at the solid-discharge end having an at least partly closed shape that differs from a simple conical shape.

A method and system for separating a suspension into solid and fluid components. The suspension is centrifuged about a substantially vertical axis of rotation to concentrate solid components in a first lower flow stream and fluid components in a first upper flow stream. The first upper flow stream may be centrifuged about a substantially vertical axis of rotation to concentrate solid components in a second lower flow stream and fluid components in a second upper flow stream. The first lower flow stream, the second lower flow stream, or both, may be centrifuged about a substantially horizontal axis of rotation to separate water from stackable dry tailings. The method and system may be applied to separation of tailings or other suspensions.

A system and method for extracting liquid and solid hydrocarbons and their derivatives from natural and man-made hydrocarbon sources, including but not limited to oil sands, bitumen, asphalt, roofing shingles, and other hydrocarbon articles of manufacture. The hydrocarbon sources are prepared by dissolving, crushing and/or grinding. The prepared hydrocarbon sources are subjected to agitation where the solvent and hydrocarbon source as thoroughly mixed. The results of the agitation are then separated in one or both of a mesh screen shaker and a centrifuge. The mesh screen shaker subjects the materials to medium frequency oscillations. The centrifuge subjects the materials to high G-forces. The combined processes separate the hydrocarbons from solids and residual solids to less than 0.2% by weight.