Filtering Centrifuge Simulation

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Default values are given in the table below. Amend them to your values and then press the calculate button to see the predicted productivity.
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	Variable	Value	Units
	Rotational speed		r.p.m.
	Centrifuge radius		m
	Inner liquid radial position		m
	Centrifuge height		m
	Slurry concentration		% w/w
	Liquid viscosity		Pa s
	Liquid density		kg m^-3
	Solid density		kg m^-3
	Filter medium resistance		m^-1
	Compressibility coefficient (i.e. 'n' in table)
	Alpha nought		m kg^-1 Pa^-n
	Concentration coefficient (i.e. 'u' in table)
	Co		Pa^-u
	Final simulation filtration time		s

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