Study of the operation of a centrifuge to obtain apiary wax from wax raw materials

Abstract

Abstract The article is devoted to the issue of reducing the loss of beeswax during the processing of wax raw materials in the apiary. To do this, the author proposes the use of a complex of installations, including a wood-fueled steam generator, a frame wax melter and a centrifuge for squeezing wax from the waste of wax melting. The article examines the technological parameters of the centrifuge and describes its design. The results of a multifactorial study of the operating parameters of the centrifuge, including the speed of the centrifuge bowl, the duration of rotation and the temperature of the steam, are presented. The rational operating parameters of the centrifuge when squeezing wax from wax waste are within the following limits: rotational speed n=1000 min-1, steam temperature t=100 °C, centrifuge operation time T=15 min. The noted parameters make it possible to obtain the largest amount of wax in the centrifuge, the mass of which was M=1127 grams with the initial mass of the pressed raw material m0 =3000±10 grams. The conducted studies show that the use of a centrifuge when squeezing wax from the remelting waste of dark bee honeycombs can increase the wax yield by 37.5% and increase the profitability of the apiary.