This may or may not be any help, however, if properly constructed a
centrifuge would both dewater and clean WVO at the same time. Both the
solids and water or heavier than the oil and would, in a properly
built centrifuge, be cast to the outer perimeter of the "spin cycle".
This would leave very clean and very dry oil behind. The goal is to
get one that spins the water and soilids to an outside chamber and
allow the device to wick it away like a seeder/destemmer would
seperate the waste from the fruit. It has been suggested to me to get
a dairy centrifuge. A hand operated one could be used for small
amounts OR it might be used to design a larger motor driven unit.
There are larger automated units available, but they might be cost
prohibitive.

Jay

Try looking at http://www.machineryandequipment.com/index.asp
They carry used commercial equipment. I wouold look under dairy
equipment for centrifuges or seperators or look at the desludgers they
carry. There is even one in California that was reconditioned and used
by a WVOer.

Jay

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:29:24 -0700, Gabby wrote:

This may or may not be any help, however, if properly constructed a
centrifuge would both dewater and clean WVO at the same time. Both the
solids and water or heavier than the oil and would, in a properly
built centrifuge, be cast to the outer perimeter of the "spin cycle".
This would leave very clean and very dry oil behind. The goal is to
get one that spins the water and soilids to an outside chamber and
allow the device to wick it away like a seeder/destemmer would
seperate the waste from the fruit. It has been suggested to me to get
a dairy centrifuge. A hand operated one could be used for small
amounts OR it might be used to design a larger motor driven unit.
There are larger automated units available, but they might be cost
prohibitive.

Jay


There was someone from a filtering company on one of the boat groups a
day or so ago describing the centrifuge that his company builds for,
what appeared to be, yachts. Do a search on the archives, I believe
the subject was fuel filters.


Bruce in Bangkok
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