MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617077929 A) filed by Alfa Laval Corporate Ab on June 24, 2026, for A Centrifugal Separator And A Method For Controlling Such A Centrifugal Separator.
Inventors include Ekstrm, Anders; and Thorwid, Peter.
The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.
Abstract: The disclosure relates to a centrifugal separator (1) for separating at least one liquid phase from a liquid feed mixture, the centrifugal separator (1) comprises a mechanical seal (30, 50, 80) for sealing between a rotatable part (4) and a stationary portion (2) during operation, which mechanical seal (30, 50, 80) comprises a rotatable sealing element (31) connected to the rotatable part (4), and at least one stationary sealing ring (32, 33) connected to the stationary portion (2). The rotatable sealing element (31) comprises at least one first sealing surface (31a) and the at least one stationary sealing ring (32, 33) comprises at least one second sealing surface (32a, 33a), which sealing surfaces (31a, 32a, 33a) are arranged with a contact force between them. A section (52, 54) of the stationary portion (2) is arranged to be axially movable in relation to the rotatable part (4), wherein the stationary sealing ring (32) is arranged in the axially movable section (52, 54) of the stationary portion (2).
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