Essential Oil Recovery from Citrus Peels
This calculator determines the component mass flows in the feed, the centrifuge angular velocity and G‑force, and the oil droplet settling velocity and Reynolds number using Stokes' law adapted for a centrifugal field.
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1. Define Input Parameters
2. Engineering Output
Oil mass flow in feed (m_oil_feed)
- kg/h
- kg/h
Solids mass flow in feed (m_solids_feed)
- kg/h
- kg/h
Water mass flow in feed (m_water_feed)
- kg/h
- kg/h
Angular velocity (omega)
- rad/s
- rad/s
G‑force (G)
- -
- -
Terminal settling velocity (v_t)
- m/s
- m/s
Droplet Reynolds number (Re_p)
- -
- -
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The recovery of essential oils from citrus peels uses a disc‑stack centrifuge to separate oil droplets from an aqueous slurry. Accurate prediction of settling velocity and centrifugal forces helps optimize oil yield while limiting water carry‑over and preserving terpene quality.
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