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MECHANICAL SEPARATION

FILTRATION
Rateoffiltration=drivingforce/resistance dV/dt=A.P/R R= r r(Lc +L) Lc =SV/A dV/dt=A. A P/{ r r([SV/A]+L)}

FILTRATION
=fluidviscosity(kg/ms) Lc =thicknessofaccumulatedsolidinthefiltercake(m) L=fictitiousthicknessofthefiltermedium(m) r=specificresistanceofthefiltercake(kg/m) S=solidcontentofthefluidbeingfiltered V=volumethathaspassedthroughthefilterwith crosssectionalarea(A) P=pressuredropacrossthefilter(kg/ms2)

FILTRATION
Constantratefiltration V/t=A.P/{ r([SV/A]+L)} Ifthethicknessofthefiltermedium(L)isconsidered negligible: P=( r rSV2)/(A2t) inmanysituations,canbeusedtopredictpressure drop prequirements q forafilterduring gtheearly ystages g oftheprocess

Example p
Anairfilterisusedtoremovesmallparticlesfromanair supplytoaQClaboratory laboratory.Theair(viscosity=1.7 1 7.105 Ns/m2)issuppliedatarateof0.5m3/sthroughanairfilter witha0.5m2 crosssection.Ifthepressuredropacrossthe filteris0,25cmofwater(=24.52Pa)after1hrofuse, determinethelifeofthefilterifafilterchangeisrequired whenthepressuredropis2.5cmofwater(=245.16Pa). *Duetothenatureofairfiltration,constantratefiltration canbeassumedandthefiltermediumthicknessis negligible li ibl

CENTRIFUGATION
Theuseofcentrifugalforcetoaccelerateseparation Fc=mr2 = /r Fc=(m2)/r =2N/60 Fc=0.011mrN2 Fc=centrifugalforce m=particlemass r=radiusofthepath (omega)=angularvelocityoftheparticle (upsilon)=tangentialvelocityoftheparticle N=rotationalspeed(revolutionspermin)

CENTRIFUGATION
Fc=m0.011rN2 ComparedwithFg =mg thecentrifugalforceisoften expressedforcomparativepurposesassomanyg Example p : Howmanygcanbeobtainedinacentrifugewhichcan spinaliquidat2000rev/minatamaximumradiusof 10cm?

Velocityofsphericalparticlesina centrifugal if lf forcefield fi ld


c =[D2 N2 r(p s)]/1640 c =rateofseparation=velocity D=diameterofparticlesinthehigherdensityphase N=speedofrotation r=radius=distancefromthecenterofrotation (p s)=densitydifferencebetweenphase =viscosity

Example
Thesolidparticlesinaliquidsolidsuspensionaretobe separatedbycentrifugalforce.Theparticlesare100microns indiameterwithadensityof800kg/m3.Theliquidiswater (viscosity=5.95.104 kg/ms;density=993kg/m3).The effectiveradiusforseparationis7.5cm.Iftherequired velocity l it f forseparation ti i is0.03 0 03m/s, / d determine t i th therequired i d rotationspeedforthecentrifuge.

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