Centrifugal separators, however, produce sludge, a concentrated mass that is often composed of separated impurities and water, which gets entrapped with the solid particles during the separation ...

Sludge removal is achieved by Zickert electrically actuated floor scrapers. Clarified effluent flows from the Lamellas to a series of rapid gravity sand filters and the backwash water from the filters ...

Where larger volumes of sludge and bilge water are in question, the Senitec M-series includes the M2500 unit capable of cleaning 2.5 m3/h.

There are four separators in the CGeneration product line: OSC 5, with a capacity of 4,000 1/h; OSC 15, with a capacity of 11,500 1/h; OSC 30, rated at 24,000 1/h; and OSC 50, rated at 43,100 1/h.