Abstract
Centrifuges are one of the most commonly applied devices for solid-liquid separation in the factory. The problems needed to be solved in separation process are the most efficient ratio between separation and the energy utilization efficiency. In general, the separation ratio is very low when the speed of centrifugation is limited. The power required by the centrifuge is not consumed efficiently which leads to high operational cost. A device which able to be attached in the rotating centrifuge to measure the solid phase distribution in the separation process is proposed to give a compromise solution. This wireless device is developed by simulating the particle field in the measurement domain based on electrical resistivity resistance technique. The model consists of two adjacent pole to pole array electrodes in a cubical apparatus. The simulation results show the effect of the particle presence based on its electrical properties to the particle thickness distribution. The comparison to the experimental data gives a good tendency to develop the whole systems.
