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By increasing the feed rate of the liquid in tubular centrifuge the performance is increased.(a) True(b) FalseI got this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.My question is based upon Centrifugation topic in division Unit Operations of Bioprocess Engineering

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The correct option is (b) False

Easy EXPLANATION: As the feed rate is increased the LIQUID layer moving up the wall of the centrifuge becomes thicker; this reduces the performance of the centrifuge by increasing the distance a particle must travel to REACH the wall. Liquid from the feed spills over a weir at the top of the bowl. When the thickness of sediment COLLECTING in the bowl reaches the position of the liquid-overflow weir, SEPARATION efficiency declines rapidly. This limits the capacity of the centrifuge.



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