An apparatus for the continuous process of raw mixed sugar juice
clarification by means of the settlement of insoluble particles and juice
precipitate in a cylindrical clarifier tank that permits non-turbulent
vertical subsidation and short retention time of the sugar juice in a
relatively large, non-turbulent settling sector of the contents of the
cylindrical clarifier tank which is maintained by the continuous rotary
advancement of the raw mixed sugar juice entry and clear sugar juice and
precipitate extraction station arm that rotates within and around the
center of the annular shaped cylindrical clarifier tank. The rotating arm
has three internal radial compartments which provide for the introduction
of raw mixed sugar juice and the extraction of clear sugar juice and
precipitate, in and out of the annular clarifier tank in the immediate
vicinity of the respective leading and trailing faces of the rotating
arm, through adjustable slots on the leading and trailing faces of the
arm.