Centrifuge and tank: what they have in common
- Step 1. Centrifuge — uses — Centrifugal effect. Separation by density.
- Step 2. Centrifugal effect — is used in — Impeller. The vanes throw the liquid away from the centre.
- Step 3. Impeller — is part of — Turbine. The bladed wheel is the turbine’s rotor.
- Step 4. Turbine — is part of — Gas turbine. A turbine.
- Step 5. Gas turbine — is part of — Tank. Some tanks (T-80, Abrams) have a gas turbine engine.