Centrifugal extractors are usually equivalent to a number (2 to 5) of discrete mixer-settler extraction stages. Consequently the technical description of the mixer-settler extraction operation also applies to centrifugal extraction operation. Differences exist in the costing equations.
● Centrifugal Extraction Procedure
See Mixer-Settler Extraction: Modeling Calculations.
The interface of this operation has the following tabs:
● Oper. Cond’s, see Centrifugal Extraction: Oper. Conds Tab
● Mat. Balance, see Mixer-Settler Extraction: Material Balance Tab
● Labor, etc, see Operations Dialog: Labor etc. Tab
● Description, see Operations Dialog: Description Tab
● Batch Sheet, see Operations Dialog: Batch Sheet Tab
● Scheduling, see Operations Dialog: Scheduling Tab