Liquids to Value
Centrifuges for the Edible Oil Industry
from GEA Westfalia Separator
GEA Mechanical Equipment / GEA Westfalia Separator
Separator RSE 300 with Direct Drive
Double-walled hood Product feed
and catcher for noise
insulation
“Fine Tuner”
for optimum
adjustment of the
Light phase
separating zone
discharge
Hydrohermetic feed
Smooth acceleration
“Bowl Flush”
Solids discharge
Piston valve Sliding piston
Heavy phase
discharge
Direct drive
Simple design
Few wearing parts
Low maintenance
requirement
GEA Westfalia Separator
Special Features of the Separator
Fine Tuner sequently making separation a lot more
The Fine Tuner, which has been de- difficult. Emulsification is avoided at this
veloped by GEA Westfalia Separator, is point especially during washing and win-
a combination between a centripetal pump terisation.
and a paring tube. It is characterised by
a substantially improved efficiency factor Hydrohermetic vapour seal
compared to conventional centripetal The hydrohermetic vapour seal (sealing
pumps. This is the ratio of the conversion by liquid) prevents vapours from rising
of rotational energy into pressure. out of the feeding chamber into the lower
centripetal pump chamber. This has a
The efficiency factor with the fine tuner positve effect in case of higher separating
can be rated at almost 0.9. The effect is temperatures (> 90°).
viscous media such as gums from super
degumming installations can be discharged Bowl flush
without difficulty. The adjustment of the Liquid can be fed into the sediment holding
Fine Tuner diameter can be done by a space through a separate bowl flush water
manual hand wheel or by a pneumatic channel.
actuator from the control unit.
Hydrohermetic feed
The hydrohermetic feed system de-
veloped by GEA Westfalia Separator pro-
tects the product from exposure to the
high shearing forces, which would break
up the gums or soap particles and con-
Advantages of the Special Features
Fine Tuner Hydrohermetic vapour seal
For optimum adjustment of the The hydrohermetic seal prevents
separating zone vapours in the inlet space from
Flexibility of the separators. A single causing turbidity in the oil
machine can carry out all refining
processes without the need for Bowl flush
converting the machine Excess lye or acid can be flushed out,
Improved operating reliability and preventing a heavy phase seal
eliminates the risk of oil losses A highly viscous heavy phase can be
diluted to improve its flow
Hydrohermetic feed characteristics
Protects the product from exposure
to high shearing forces through
gentle product feed
No mechanical seal and therefore no
additional cooling water consumption
No oxygen pick-up
GEA Westfalia Separator
Separator RTC 150 with Gear Drive
Product feed
Light phase
discharge
Heavy phase
“Bowl Flush” discharge
Hydrohermetic
feed
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Available Drives for Edible Oil Separators
Gear drive Advantages of the gear drive
The conventional drive concept of the No requirement for the frequency
separators is the worm wheel gear, fluid converter
clutch and standard motor with direct Reliable design
switching. The toothing of the worm wheel Suitable design for small machines
gear was optimised in order to reduce the
noise level.
RSE 60 with gear drive
Flat belt drive Advantages of the flat belt drive
Flat belt drive can be used for the heavy Longer oil change interval
bowls of larger machines. The power Longer maintenance intervals
transmission from the torque-controlled Lower maintenance cost
motor to the bowl spindle is via a single flat Reduced noise level
belt without an intermediary clutch. The
design is very simple and maintenance-
friendly. The spindle can be removed
together with the complete bearing
assembly and can be serviced outside the
machine. This reduces considerably the
downtime for maintenance.
RSE 220 with flat belt drive
Direct drive Advantages of the direct drive
Direct drive is the intelligent simplification Lower space requirement
in separation technology. Direct drive Lower maintenance requirement
is used in applications where the upper Lower energy costs
limit for gear loads has been reached or Fewer wearing parts
when belt drive is undesirable. Direct Further reduction of noise level
drive separators drive with virtually loss- compared to the flat belt drive
free power transmission. Less energy The direct drive meets all explosion
consumption, lower maintenance and proof requirements
space mean increased performance for
production.
RSE 300 with direct drive
GEA Westfalia Separator
Capacity of Edible Oil Refining –
Centrifuges in Different Processes
RSE 40 RSE 50 RSE 60 RSE 90 RSE 120 RSE 170 RSE 220 RSE 300 RSE 450
Water degumming 60 t/d 120 t / d 150 t / d 200 t / d 360 t / d 450 t / d 800 t / d 1200 t / d 1600 t / d
Acid degumming 60 t/d 120 t / d 150 t / d 200 t / d 360 t / d 450 t / d 800 t / d 1000 t / d 1500 t / d
Neutralisation 2
60 t/d 120 t / d 150 t / d 200 t / d 360 t / d 450 t / d 800 t / d 1200 t / d 1600 t / d
Washing 60 t/d 120 t / d 150 t / d 250 t / d 360 t / d 450 t / d 800 t / d 1200 t / d 1600 t / d
Winterisation 30 t/d 60 t / d 75 t / d 100 t / d 180 t / d 200 t / d 400 t / d 500 t / d 800 t / d
Cold refining 30 t/d 60 t / d 75 t / d 100 t / d 180 t / d 200 t / d 400 t / d 500 t / d 800 t / d
Miscella refining 40 t/d - 100 t / d 120 t / d 200 t / d 240 t / d 500 t / d 720 t / d 1000 t / d
RTB 451 RTA 501 RTC 1501
Water degumming 60 t / d 100 t / d 300 t / d
Acid degumming 50 t / d 100 t / d 300 t / d
Neutralisation2 60 t / d 75 t / d 300 t / d
Washing 120 t / d 150 t / d 420 t / d
Winterisation 50 t / d 60 t / d 150 t / d
Cold refining 30 t / d 50 t / d 120 t / d
Miscella refining - 75 t / d 200 t / d
1 Not available with all features
2 Pre-degummed crude oils; FFA content max. 3 %; P-content max. 200 ppm
The information contained in this brochure merely
serves as a non-binding description of our products
and is without guarantee.
Binding information, in particular relating to capacity
data and suitability for specific applications, can only be
provided within the framework of concrete inquiries.
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