Method for measuring the thickness of a solid deposit on the walls of a centrifuge, means for carrying out this method and its special application in the production of sugar

Abstract

Abstract This method consists, during rotation of the centrifugal basket (1), in applying to the surface of the layer of solids being deposited on the internal wall of this rotating basket, a sensor (9) mounted on the end of an arm (10) arranged perpendicularly to a shaft situated inside the centrifugal basket, the direction of which is parallel to that of the axis of rotation of said basket, in measuring, permanently or otherwise, the value of the angle comprised between the position occupied by said arm at a given moment or period during rotation and a position fixed in advance as reference position, and in determining the thickness "e" of said deposited layer of solids, and means for implementing the method. <IMAGE>

Inventors

• 👤 Denis Leconte

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