any device that applies a sustained centrifugal force; that is, a force due to rotation. Effectively, the centrifuge substitutes a similar, stronger, force for that of gravity. Every centrifuge contains a spinning vessel; there are many configurations,...

A centrifuge is a device used to separate liquids from solids by spinning. Long ago, people saw that gravity could eventually separate a sediment from a liquid or separate two liquids which do not mix. The heavier element within a container would...

A centrifuge is a device used to separate liquids from solids by spinning. Long ago, people saw that gravity could eventually separate a sediment from a liquid or separate two liquids which do not mix. The heavier element within a container would...

A centrifuge is a spinning device used to separate materials of different densities. Centrifuges are used industrially to separate impurities from products such as milk, lubricating oils, beer, and wine. They are also used in scientific research as a...

Machine that applies a sustained centrifugal force. Effectively, the centrifuge substitutes a similar, stronger force for that of gravity. Every centrifuge contains a spinning vessel; there are many configurations, depending on use. A revolving object...

A mechanical device that rotates at high speed with the aim of separating solid particles from suspension using the gravitational forces thereby induced. A centrifuge can also be used to generate linear motion in an object by raising its speed and then...

A rotating device for separating liquids of different specific gravities or for separating suspended colloidal particles, such as clay particles in an aqueous suspension, according to particle-size fractions by centrifugal force (Figure...

A centrifuge is a piece of equipment, generally driven by a motor, that puts an object in rotation around a fixed axis, applying force perpendicular to the axis. The centrifuge works using the sedimentation principle, where the centripetal acceleration...