Cream separator
device · 1878 · Electric age
A centrifuge that separates cream (de Laval).
What it is made of
- Gear — has part. A gear train spins up the bowl.
- Separator bowl drum — has part. A fast-spinning drum with discs.
- Stack of conical discs — has part. A stack of conical discs speeds up separation.
Principles and materials it uses
- Centrifugal effect — uses. Separation by density.
- Steel — is made of. The bowl is steel.
What it is a kind of
- Centrifuge — is a kind of. A centrifuge.
Things built in a similar way
- Hydrometer — works like. Both rely on density: a separator removes the lighter cream, a hydrometer checks by density whether milk has been watered down.