Centrifugal Granulators

They In each of these, a horizontal disc rotates at high speed causing the feed to
form a rotating rope at the walls of the vessel. There is usually an allowance for
drying air to enter around the edge of the spinning disc. Applications of such
granulators include spheronization of extruded pellets, dry-powder layering of
granules or sugar spheres, and coating of pellets or granules by liquid feeds.

Centrifugal Designs Centrifugal granulators tend to give denser granules or

powder layers than fluidized beds and more spherical granules than mixer
granulators. Operating costs are reasonable but capital cost is generally high
compared to other options. Several types are available including the CF
granulator (Fig. 20-89) and rotary fluidized-bed designs which allow high gas
volumes and therefore significant drying rates (Table 20-48). CF granulator
capacities range from 3–80 kg with rotor diameters of .36–1.3 meters and rotor
speeds of 45–360 rpm [Ghebre-Selassie (ed.), Pharmaceutical Pelletization
Technology, Marcel Dekker, (1989)].