The device shown in the illustration can be automatically or manually desludged. The closing sequence at the end of the desludging cycle is initiated by opening which of the labeled components listed below? Illustration MO-0012

Correct Answer: Option C — Q

In self-cleaning disc-stack centrifuges, operating water is directed via solenoid valves like component Q to actuate the sliding piston, sealing the bowl discharge ports and completing the closing sequence after a desludging event.