Do you still
remember that we Solvedrilling shared a post called “How to drill oil at your
backyard”? En…today, we will share an article about how to make a centrifuge at
your home.
As we all know
that centrifuge is used wildly in many fields, such as in oil and gas drilling
field, we will need decanter centrifuge; while in medical industry, we also
need centrifuge. So, how to make a mini centrifuge just at your own home
backyard?
Generally speaking,
centrifuges are used by biologists around the world to separate out different
parts of a heterogeneous liquid mixture; however, they're often not feasible
for the casual scientist. Using a few household items and some elbow grease,
you can make your own.
When you want to
make a centrifuge yourself at home, please follow the following steps.
1
Remove one paddle
from your hand-powered egg beater. This is necessary so that your plastic
tubing doesn't get tangled as you're cranking it.
2
Cut a length of
polyethylene (PE) tubing to fit the amount of liquid you wish to separate.
3
Fill the tubing
with the liquid in question and tape it onto the remaining beater paddle with
electrical tape. Taping the tube farther down the paddle with help you harness
the maximum amount of kinetic energy with each turn, separating the liquid
faster.
4
Crank the egg
beater to spin the paddle and the tubing. Depending on how much liquid you're
separating and what type it is, you may have to adjust your spinning time. For
blood centrifuging, a time of 10 minutes is fairly standard.
After you finished
the above four steps, you will get a mini centrifuge at your home. No matter it
is a mini or small one, it is indeed made by yourself, and in some aspects, the
centrifuge is good for your life. If you want to make a decanter centrifuge by
yourself, the above information is a good advice for your guidance.
