Centrifuge screen clamp and method for securing a screen within a centrifugal refining device

摘要

A centrifuge screen clamp comprises a body and a screen retaining portion (47) connected to the body (62). The screen retaining portion (47) comprises a pressure fitting surface and a clamp interface member engaging surface. In one embodiment, the pressure fitting surface is a substantially planar surface (64) disposable on a screen portion of a centrifuge screen (10) and the clamp interface member engaging surface (66) is disposable on a clamp interface member disposed on the screen. The clamp interface member engaging surface (66) operates to apply a counteractive force against the clamp interface member (60), which counteractive force is substantially coplanar with an inertial sliding tendency direction of the screen (10) during rotation. <IMAGE>