Super-speed centrifugation at sea using a gimballed platform |
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| Authors: | Anthony W Young Joel D Cline |
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| Institution: | Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Seattle, Washington 98115, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | The use of a super-speed centrifuge at sea for the recovery of suspended solids or interstitial pore fluids requires a stabilizing platform. In this report, we describe a simple platform gimball and magnetic rotor stabilizer that have been fitted to a Sorvall model SS?3 super-speed centrifuge. In principle, any centrifuge of comparable weight (86 kg) could be easily adapted for use at sea with gimbals of similar design.The magnetic rotor coupler is designed to eliminate rotor precession when the centrifuge is operated at sea. This attachment is particularly useful when the Sorvall SS?3 (equipped with a conventional rotor) is used to recover interstitial pore fluids. |
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| Keywords: | Centrifuges suspended matter interstitial water |
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