SE PAR ATION

MA XIMUM RE LIAB ILIT Y IN

SOLID/LIQUID SE PAR ATION
KR AUSS-MAFFEI
PUSHER CENTRIFUGE SZ
Maximum process
reliability
Looking for reliability in performance? Proven, yet innovative
separation technology? With a one-of-a-kind maintenance
concept? An experienced supplier who thinks outside the
box? Combining all these factors with its Krauss-Maffei pusher
centrifuge SZ, ANDRITZ offers you a solution that runs as
continuously as your process is intended to be.

In continuous solid/liquid separation, Krauss-Maffei MAIN APPLICATIONS

pusher centrifuges successfully combine the features Bulk chemicals
of high availability with minimum maintenance and • Sodium sulfate
reduced specific space requirement. Especially suited • Soda
for fast filtering products at high throughput rates, • ZLD
our pusher centrifuges are the right choice for reliable • Lithium hydroxide
and effective dewatering. A variety of washing modes • Many more
and machine sizes are available in order to meet the
individual quality requirements of your final product. Agrochemicals
• Ammonium sulfate
Krauss-Maffei pusher centrifuges were launched on the • Monoammonium phosphate (MAP)
market over 80 years ago and have been applied since • Potash
then in over 5,000 installations around the globe. • Many more

With these numbers comes a wealth of experience Plastics

gained in industrial applications from food to bulk • ABS
chemicals, plastics, fiber, or mining and mineral • Paraxylene
applications, and the track record keeps on running. • Polycarbonate
• Adipic acid
• Many more

Foodstuff
• Sodium bicarbonate
PROCESSING PARAMETERS • Sodium chloride
• Citric acid
Average particle size 100-10,000 μm
• Many more
Solids throughput Up to 150 t/h
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
Solids recovery Up to 99 % by wt.
• Austenitic steels
Feed solids concentration Up to 80 % by wt. • Duplex steels
• Nickel-based alloys
Basket diameter 250-1,250 mm • Titanium

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PROCESSING ADVANTAGES Superior maintenance concept
Outstanding product quality • Innovative cartridge system patented by
• Highly efficient cake washing modes ANDRITZ provides minimum production downtime
• Minimum particle breakage due to unique feed • Unique pusher shaft sealing for unrivalled process
system design reliability
• Selection of screen configurations designed for your • Extended lifetime of screens by using efficient,
product, for minimized product loss and maximized pre-accelerating feed distributor
dewatering properties • Maintenance-free internal pusher control unit
• Optimized wear parts offer fast replacement
Unmatched capacity
• Patented PreFiltration Technology for integrated
thickening and maximum flexibility YOUR BENEFITS
• Highest pusher volume • Unmatched price-performance ratio
• Patented application specific feed systems • Perfect mix of innovation and experience
• Multistage centrifuges with 1, 2 or 3 stages available • High flexibility and high product quality
• Cartridge system for minimum downtime
In-depth process know-how • PreFiltration Technology for integrated
• Globally distributed process labs for trials and scale thickening
up tests • Process expertise with pusher centrifuges for
• Experienced process engineers over 80 years
• Broadest separation product portfolio

Krauss-Maffei pusher centrifuge SZ

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Operation
FUNCTION depending on the type of application. Examples of
Krauss-Maffei pusher centrifuges are continuously stationary equipment are sedimentation tanks and
operating centrifuges. The product is fed through a thickener filters, while examples of dynamic equipment
feed pipe (or feed screw in the case of products that include bent screens, hydro-cyclones, vibration
do not flow freely) into the feed distributor, which screens, and EC screen thickeners. As an alternative,
rotates with the basket. This accelerates the slurry the PreFiltration Technology can be applied. The
and feeds it with uniform distribution to the feed zone, PreFiltration Technology adds an integrated thickening
where the greater part of the liquid (approx. 80%) is stage and allows the pusher centrifuge to process
filtered. In the feed zone, the solids grow to form a twice as much more liquid than any regular pusher
stable filter cake ring. The filter cake is conveyed in the centrifuge. This makes the machine much more flexible
direction of the solids discharge stroke by stroke due and less sensitive to changing feed conditions without
to the relative axial movement between pusher bottom requiring any additional upstream equipment.
and screen basket. During this process, an intact filter
cake forms over the entire length of the screen. As FEEDING
the filter cake progresses from the feed zone to the The feed system has the most significant impact on
solids discharge, it can be washed as required. For this operation of the centrifuge. The patented, vane-type
purpose, a wash liquor is applied to the cake surface, feed distributor from ANDRITZ diverts the slurry flow in
displacing the suspension liquid and impurities. The the direction of the rotating basket, pre-accelerating
solids are discharged at the end of the basket after the slurry and distributing it uniformly in the feed zone
each pusher movement. in order to achieve smooth cake formation. Uniform
distribution of the slurry is the basic requirement for
FEED CONDITIONS trouble-free operation of the centrifuge. The slurry is
For machine size optimization and maximum operating pre-accelerated to such an extent that the difference
reliability, it is important to provide a uniform and between the speed of the slurry and the screen is
concentrated slurry feed. As upstream equipment practically zero. In this way, particle attrition is reduced
such as crystallizers or reactors frequently do not meet markedly in comparison with other feed systems. This
these requirements satisfactorily, a prethickener system results in a higher throughput, lower residual moisture,
is usually applied. This system levels out fluctuations in and a reduced loss of small particles in the filtrate.
the feed conditions and minimizes the hydraulic load Additionally, machine running is smoother and quieter,
of the centrifuge, often resulting in a smaller machine and wear is reduced.
size being selected. Stationary or dynamic equipment
have become established as pre-thickeners,

Feeding Cake washing Cleaning

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FILTRATION CLEANING
In addition to pre-acceleration, the residual moisture The pusher centrifuge can be cleaned automatically
can be influenced by residence time of the product with a wide range of CIP nozzles distributed inside
in the centrifuge. The residence time is usually the basket and the process housing. A unique feature
between 10 and 60 seconds. It is mostly dependent on the market is cleaning not only of the rear basket
on the adhesion factor between the product and the wall, but also of the space between each rear basket
filter media. With different configurations of screens wall and the pusher bottom without requiring any
and baskets, the residence time during operation is dismantling work.
optimized and adjusted to the actual throughput
rates. There is a wide range of screens available, DISCHARGE CONDITIONS
providing the optimum filter media for a variety of The two flows of filtrate and solids are discharged
separating tasks. The width between the slots and separately from the machine. It is important that
the screen profile are adjusted to the optimum setting there is no filtrate build-up during this process. As the
for the respective product. The screen slot widths baskets have the effect of a fan, filtrate and vapor are
generally range between 0.1 and 0.5 mm. frequently mixed, although vapor in the filtrate flow is
not desirable in most cases. To avoid this, the filtrate
CAKE WASHING flow is subjected to further separation in a degassing
The filter cake can either be washed with a single cyclone. The vapor is either fed back to the centrifuge
washing pipe or with several washing pipes. Washing housing or discharged to a ventilation system. During
efficiency is very high, especially in multi stage solids discharge, it is important that the product
centrifuges. The filter cake is loosened up and is ejected without product congestion or deposits.
reshaped when moving to the next larger basket. As a The solids discharge must be designed differently
result of this re-shaping process, impurities that remain depending on the properties of the product.
between the particles are exposed and washed out by
the washing liqour.

Discharge Vane-type feed distributor Special discharge design

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Designs, drives, and
applications
DRIVES FOR ROTARY AND PUSHER ACTION MECHANICAL PUSHER DRIVE
Krauss-Maffei pusher centrifuges use two drives: one With the mechanical drive, a worm screw is driven by
for the rotary motion and one for the oscillating pusher a motor via a V-belt. An eccentric converts the rotary
motion, and both are controlled independently of one motion of the gear output shaft into a pusher motion.
another. While the purpose of the rotary motor is to Pusher centrifuges with a mechanical drive are
generate the required centrifugal force the purpose of extremely maintenance-friendly. This is because no
the pusher motor is to generate the axial, alternating significant maintenance work is required apart from
pushing force that moves the solid cake step by step regular lubrication of the bearings. The individual drive
through the centrifuge. components can be replaced without disassembly of
the centrifuge. A major advantage: The machine does
HYDRAULIC PUSHER DRIVE not require cooling water. Machines with a basket
Pusher centrifuges with a hydraulic pusher drive offer diameter of 250, 315, 400, and 500 mm are fitted with
very high throughput rates as a result of their high the mechanical drive system.
pusher force and high G-force. Machine sizes with a
basket diameter of 630, 800, 1,000, and 1,250 mm are
fitted with a hydraulic drive arrangement, while it is
optional for the machines with a basket diameter of
400 and 500 mm. The pusher motion is generated in
machines with hydraulic drive by alternating admission
of hydraulic oil to the rotating pusher cylinder. In this
process, the exact quantity of oil required is pre-
accelerated. This is a benefit compared to systems
with bypass regulating, resulting from distinctly lower
energy consumption with reduced cooling and drive
outputs.

Mechanical drive with eccentric

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Tried and tested from A-Z
The application spectrum of pusher centrifuges ranges from the
processing of minerals to the dewatering of highly specialized plastics.

SODA ABS
In the soda industry, pusher centrifuges are used to Dewatering of ABS is a major application for
dewater a wide range of sodium carbonate compounds. Krauss-Maffei centrifuges. In those applications with
The process engineering requirements vary from product large particle sizes, pusher centrifuges offer many
to product: Some products are sticky, with caking benefits:
tendency, while others require specific temperature • Gas-tight design and special gas control system
control. ANDRITZ is able to provide tailor-made solutions minimize the risk of a dust explosion
based on the experience it has gathered. • High surface quality finishes to avoid plugging and
caking of the product
POTASH • Compliance with ATEX safety regulations for hazardous
Pusher centrifuges in the potash industry have to meet processes
the following requirements:
• High wear resistance APPLICATIONS FROM A-Z
• High throughput rate Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), adipic acid,
• Low energy consumption ammonium chloride, ammonium phosphate, ammonium
Our experience in processing potash has resulted sulfate, borax, BPA, calcium nitrate, citric acid, copper
in a unit with many special wear-resistant features, sulfate pentahydrate, dicalcium phosphate, ferrous
yielding longer service life with minimal downtime for sulfate heptahydrate, ferrous sulphate, glauber
maintenance by using the cartridge option. salt, high density polyethylen (HDPE), iron sulfate,
lithium chloride, lithium hydroxide, lysine, melamine,
ADIPIC ACID methylmethacrylamide, mixed salts, monoammonium
The requirements in dewatering of raw, pure, and phosphate (MAP), nickel sulphate, nitro cellulose, NPK
superpure adipic acid are: fertilizer, paraxylene, PE, phosphates, polycarbonate,
• Protection of the operating personnel and the polyol, POM, potassium chloride, potassium nitrate,
environment against nitrous gases potassium phosphate, potassium residue, potassium
• High level of purity in the final product sulfate, sodium bicarbonate monohydrate, sodium
• Protecting the particles against breakage. chlorate, sodium chloride, sodium cyanide, sodium
Krauss-Maffei pusher centrifuges meet these demands formiate, sodium sulfate, trioxane, urea, zinc sulfate,
by using a gas-tight housing, two-stage backwashing to ZLD, and many more.
achieve product purity, and gentle handling of the feed
with our patented, vane-type feed distributor

SODIUM CHLORIDE
High product quality, low costs, and high performance
are requirements for processing such bulk products as
sodium chloride. Krauss-Maffei pusher centrifuges, with
their continuous dewatering operation, meet these
requirements right down the line. They are extremely
reliable and feature high availability as a result of the
unique ANDRITZ maintenance concept.

Soda production

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Foundation and
installation
ARRANGEMENT AND FOUNDATION workshop area without any time pressure. In this way,
The centrifugal forces produced by rotation of the downtimes are reduced to a minimum. All connections
basket are used to separate the solids from the are available on the process housing and do not
liquid. If the product is not distributed uniformly in have to be removed for maintenance work. For pusher
the centrifuge basket, an imbalance may develop. centrifuges with mechanical drives, no significant
Vibration-isolated mountings are used to keep the maintenance is required apart from regular lubrication
dynamic loads exerted on a building to a minimum. of the bearings. Large inspection openings and a
This is achieved by installing the centrifuge on a large door to the process area facilitate access for
concrete or steel block mounted on spring damper inspection, maintenance, and cleaning work.
elements.

MAINTENANCE CONCEPT IMPORTANT GUIDELINES

FOR MAXIMUM AVAIL ABILITY • Feed pressure should be ~0.5 bar
In pusher centrifuges with a hydraulic pusher drive, • Supply pipes as short as possible
the basket, shaft, bearing, pusher drive, and a part of • Install all supply and discharge pipes with a
the rear wall combine to form one unit – referred to as maximum gradient
the ANDRITZ patented cartridge. This cartridge can • All connections to the centrifuge must be
be removed in one piece with very little effort. After flexible
reinstalling a spare cartridge, all maintenance work
on the rotating elements can be carried out in the

Krauss-Maffei pusher centrifuge SZ 1000 with disassembled cartridge

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Technical data
Nominal L l W H Operating Pusher drive
diameter weight
Model [mm] [mm] [mm] [mm] [mm] [kg]

SZ 250 250 1,750 1,000 1,150 970 1,000 Eccentric

SZ 315 315 1,910 1,100 1,250 1,000 1,350 Eccentric

SZ 400 400 2,350 1,400 1,440 1,340 2,300 Eccentric

SZ 500 500 2,870 1,770 1,530 1,130 3,350 Eccentric

SZ 400 400 2,380 1,570 1,470 1,350 3,500 Hydraulic

SZ 500 500 2,530 1,570 1,470 1,350 3,700 Hydraulic

SZ 630 630 3,000 1,780 1,620 1,530 5,300 Hydraulic

SZ 800 800 3,410 2,070 1,950 1,770 8,400 Hydraulic

SZ 1000 1,000 4,060 2,530 2,190 1,950 13,300 Hydraulic

SZ 1250 1,250 4,950 4,000 2,490 2,060 19,500 Hydraulic

Machines are designed with 1, 2, or multiple stages, depending on the application.

All technical data are approximate and subject to change s without notice

L W

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 Intelligence for
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process control
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specialists use their in-depth expertise to provide
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Metris addIQ covers all levels of automation, starting at basic

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ANDRITZ brand for digital solutions.
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With ANDRITZ, you gain access to one of the world’s largest OEM
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