Knowledge-Based Firm Produces 1st Decanter Centrifuge in Iran for Use in Petrochemical Industry
According to a report by the Tarbiat Modares University’s public relations department, Keyvan Fadayee, the commercial manager of an Iranian knowledge-based company said that the company decigned and produced the centrifuge decanter at the order of Arvand Petrochemical Company and at the science and technology park of the Tehran-based university.
“Previously, this company had designed and built centrifuge decanters at the order of other petrochemical companies and oil industry subsidiaries, but the equipment installed in Arvand Petrochemical Company is one of the largest and most sensitive decanter centrifuges in the world in terms of production capacity and its complexity,” he said.
Saying that the design and building such centrifuge decanters requires great work, skill and also meeting up-to-date international standards, the manager added, “Fortunately, with the trust of the managers of the Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Group and Arvand Petrochemical Company and the diligent efforts of my colleagues in various departments of this knowledge-based company, including research and development units, engineering and The production, design and construction of this sensitive and important equipment in the petrochemical production process was carried out in accordance with the latest standards related to the design and construction of this equipment,” he added.
Referring to the naming last year 1401 (March 21, 2022-2023) in the Iranian calendar as the year of "Production, knowledge-based and entrepreneurship”, Fadaei said they started the design and production of that equipment in their company at the very beginning of last year.
“The functional status centrifuge decanter from the point of view of production, process and reaching the desired efficiency are reported to be quite favorable,” he added.
The commercial manager of the knowledge-based company continued, “The design and construction of this equipment with this capacity used to be done only in two European countries, but after sanctions imposed on Iran in the post-JCPOA era , companies faced problems in accessing to this equipment even its spare parts and materials. In line with the capabilities and potentials of this company and following the request from Arvand Petrochemical Company, the design and construction of this equipment was done relying on the technical know-how and expertise available in our company.”
A centrifuge is a device that employs a high rotational speed to separate components of different densities. This becomes relevant in the majority of industrial jobs where solids, liquids and gases are merged into a single mixture and the separation of these different phases is necessary. A decanter centrifuge (also known as solid bowl centrifuge) separates continuously solid materials from liquids in the slurry, and therefore plays an important role in the wastewater treatment, chemical, oil, and food processing industries.
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