Butter oil separator GEA Westfalia SA 35-01-076
Specifications
| Manufacturer | GEA Westfalia |
| Model | SA 35-01-076 |
| Year | 1976 |
| Condition | Used |
| Serial Number | 1659 256 |
| Stock Number | 1507 |
| Type of Machine | Butter oil separator |
| Capacity input | ± 8.300 kg per hour (± 99% fat) |
| Product output | ±8.240 kg/h butteroil (± 99,9% fat) |
| Bowl speed | 6.500 rpm |
| Motor | 18,5 kW - 380 V - 37 A - 1.470 rpm - 50 Hz - 3 Ph |
| Heavy liquid kg/dm3 | 1,0 |
| Solids kg/dm3 | 1,4 |
Description
The GEA Westfalia SA 35-01-076 is used in the butter oil industry as a continuous, self-cleaning centrifugal separator that polish the butteroil after the product is concentrated by a concentration separator.
Machine comes with the bowl, motor (18,5 kW), base plate with feet, cyclone, water valves, all inlet/outlet pipes with pumps, service tools for maintenance and a big lot of spare parts.
Additional features:
Excluding:
- Motor cover.
- Control panel.
This separator is part of a butteroil production and purification process. The process flow is illustrated in the attached P&IDs and flowcharts.
Butterfat is first melted and conditioned in the T100 process. During melting, citric acid is added at a dosage of 0,5 kg per 1.000 kg of butterfat. The melted product is then transferred through a preheater and heated to approximately 80–85 °C before entering the separation section. The melting and preheating equipment are excluded from the scope of supply.
Prior to Separator #01, the butterfat is mixed with hot water for a washing step. Approximately 2.300 kg/h of butterfat is combined with 1.150 L/h of water at approximately 95 °C, corresponding to a 50% washing water ratio.
The washed product is fed to Separator #01:
- Alfa Laval BRPX 213-14S
- Hamburg Machinery stock number: #1506
After the first separation stage, the product is transferred to Separator #02:
- Westfalia SA35-01-076
- Hamburg Machinery stock number: #1507
This second separation stage provides the final purification of the butteroil. The finished product, with a purity of approximately 99,5% milk fat, is subsequently transferred to the T200 process for further processing or storage.
The heavy phases, including sludge and fat-containing wastewater from the first two separators, are routed to Separator #03:
- Alfa Laval CMPX 213
- Hamburg Machinery stock number: #1508
Separator #03 is used as a recovery and rework separator. Its function is to separate residual fat from the heavy phase, produce clarified wastewater, and recover approximately 10–40% of the fat, which is returned to the T100 process for reprocessing.
This configuration maximizes butterfat recovery, minimizes product losses, and ensures efficient wastewater clarification within the butteroil production process.