Centrifuge - Hand Operated

This hand-operated centrifuge is a compact, manually powered piece of laboratory equipment ideal for classroom demonstrations and small-scale separation experiments. Designed with a robust plastic moulded body and reinforced by a metal side panel, it offers both durability and stability during operation. The device includes a secure screw clamp to affix the unit to a bench, ensuring it stays firmly in place during use. By turning the handle clockwise, users can generate centrifugal force to separate materials of different densities, such as liquids and solids, making it a fundamental learning tool in physics and biology education.

Educational Benefits:

• Introduces students to the principles of centrifugal force and separation.
• Encourages hands-on participation in experiments involving density and particle behaviour.
• Reinforces understanding of practical applications in scientific and medical settings.

Classroom Ideas:

• Use to separate a mixture of soil and water to demonstrate sedimentation.
• Conduct experiments on milk to observe the separation of cream from skim.
• Demonstrate the concept of rotational motion and mechanical energy conversion.

Specifications:

• Overall length: 280mm
• Inner diameter of the ring where plastic tubes sit: 22mm
• Inner diameter of plastic tubes: 18mm
• Outer diameter of plastic tubes: 24mm (at rim)
• Screw clamp included for secure bench attachment
• Manual operation; handle must be turned clockwise
• Suitable for secondary science laboratories