UNIT OPERATION: FILTRATION Exercise QUESTION:Evaluation of specific cake resistance and medium resistance R from pilot scale tests.

. Filtration tests were carried out with a plate and frame filter press (for details of the construction of the press see chapter 12 and section 12.211 under the following condition Solids: 2710kgm-3 Liquid: Water at 20C, = 0.001Nm-2 Suspension Concentration: c = 10kgm-3 Filter: Plate and frame press. 1 frame dimensions 430 x 430 x 30 mm (the actual cake thickness can be bigger by 5mm because of a recess in the plates)

The frame was full of cake at V = 0.56m3 The value of 0.30m3 corresponding to 3686s was chosen as a starting point for constant pressure operation. i.e. Vs = 0.30m3 ts = 3686 s SOLUTION:-

Graph of (t ts)/(V Vs) against V Cake resistance, and medium resistance, R

( Where = = A = = 0.001Nm-2 0.001 kg/m.s (430 x 10-3)2 m2 0.1849 m2

This equation can be simplified as follow: ( )

where

and

From the graph plotted, y = 2681x + 8077.9 a = slope = 2681 x

= 2681 x 106 s/m6

b = y-intercept = 8077.9 x 103 s/m3

( )( ( )( )( ) ) ( ) )

Therefore, =

= 1.4872 x 106 m/kg

)( (

R=

= 2.2404 x 104 m-1