A note on flow and separation in a centrifugal spectrometer

Results of preliminary tests with a prototype machine show excellent fractionation of a mixture according to settling velocity, and they establish the concept of centrifugal spectroscopy as broadly applicable and commercially feasible. Since operation of the centrifuge is truly nonstop, a completed system will efficiently process the large volume of fluid typically involved in a technological application that requires a mixture to be both separated and sorted according to size or density differences with a high, assured degree of purity.