Centrifugal separator for the food industry
Separator® standomat
GEA Westfalia Separator
Skimming separators split the incoming whole milk into skim milk and cream. If milk with a defined fat content is to be produced instead of skim milk a certain part of the cream has to be dosed back into the skim milk. This procedure is called standardising. Besides the continuous control of the standardised milk fat content the Westfalia Separator® standomat units can also provide a continuous control of the cream fat content and a proportional dosing of additives.
Control system
With all models the cream fat content is determined via density measurement in a mass flow meter. The cream fat control is effected by variation of the cream
flow. Control procedures adapted to the different operating conditions (start up, production, bowl discharge, shut down) take into account the specific requirements of the separator. For standardizing, a part of the cream flow is controlled via an inductive flow meter and dosed back into the skim milk. The control components for the skim milk back-pressure are integrated on the Westfalia Separator® standomat base unit. For all milk applications a control signal is supplied for the feed flow to the separator.
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