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disk centrifuge

chemistry

Also known as: disk-type centrifuge

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In centrifuge: Disk-type centrifuges
The disk-type centrifuge consists of a vertical stack of thin disks in the shape of cones. The sedimentation takes place in the radial direction in the space between adjacent cones. This greatly reduces the settling distance and hence increases the rate at which…
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