Fig. 6.2.25. Section through the bowl with outlets of a modern hermetic separator.

Incoming Milk
Skimmilk
Cream

1. Outlet pumps
2. Bowl hood
3. Distribution hole
4. Disc stack
5. Lock ring
6. Distributor
7. Sliding bowl bottom
8. Bowl body
9. Hollow bowl spindle
Source: Dairy Processing Handbook. Published by Tetra Pak Processing Systems AB, S-221 86 Lund, Sweden. pg. 100.