A two-tube centrifuge separates light material and heavy material from an
input mixture. A hollow drive shaft rotates a central body member about
an axis of rotation. Two hollow arm assemblies, each having circular
cross-section, are mounted on diametrically opposite sides of the central
body. Each arm assembly includes an outer housing tube, an intermediate
tube, and an inner tube that is longer than the intermediate tube. An end
cap having a removable plug is mounted on the outer end of the
housing-tube of each arm assembly. The inner ends of all three tubes are
mechanically interlocked in a manner to cantilever mount the inner and
intermediate tubes to the central-body with their outer ends spaced from
the internal surface of the end cap. An input-mixture path extends
through the hollow drive shaft, through the central-body, and into a
cylindrical space between the inner and intermediate tubes of each arm
assembly. A heavy material exit path extends from the inner tube, through
the central body, and into an exit cone that lies diametrically opposite
the drive shaft and whose axis is coincident with the axis of rotation. A
light material exit path extends from a cylindrical space between the
inner and intermediate tubes, through the central-body, and through a
wall of the exit cone. The inner tube of each arm assembly includes an
auger. An electric motor drives the drive shaft. A hydraulic motor drives
the auger. An oxidation reactor in a centrifuge for decanting lighter
material from heavier material from a mixture of initial material and to
perform an oxidation reaction process on the heavier material.