Apparatus for separating off fine solid particles from waste water

摘要

A centrifuge (10) for separating off amalgam particles from waste water has a conical peripheral wall, the upper end of which has a barrier flange (48) projecting radially inwards and the bottom end of which is closable by a bottom part (84). The latter is moved by an actuating axle (98), which is passed through the hollow driveshaft (38) of the centrifuge drum (44). The actuation of the actuating axle is carried out by an electromagnet (102, 106) mounted on the drive motor (36). Beneath the centrifuge drum lies a sedimentation chamber (92), to which, by lowering the bottom part (84), amalgam sludge is intermittently fed from the interior of the centrifuge drum (44). <IMAGE>