ASSIGNMENT - II 1. Calculate specific resistance of cake and resistance of filter medium on basis of the following data for a constant pressure filtration. The mass of solid deposited per unit volume of filtrate was 30 kg/m 3 on a filter medium of area 1 m 2 . The pressure drop was 2 bar and viscosity of filtrate was 1.1 10 -3 kg/m s. Time (s) 23 60 114 184 270 V (m 3 ) 2 10 -3 4 10 -3 6 10 -3 8 10 -3 10 10 -3
2. Time-pressure drop data for a constant rate cake filtration process is given below Time (s) 0 10 20 30 40 50 P (kPa) 5 10 15 20 25 30 If we are to carry out the filtration at twice the filtration rate, predict the pressure drop required after 2 hours of filtration. Assume that the cake is incompressible.
3. A lab scale filtration experiment of slurry with a solids content of 24.6 g/L on a filter of area of 5 cm 2 at a pressure drop of 500 mm of Hg gave the following data. The filtrate had a viscosity of 1 cP. Time (s) 6 10 16 23 31 V (cm 3 ) 30 40 50 60 70 Calculate the time required for filtration of 2 m 3 of the same feed slurry on a plate and frame filter press consisting of 15 frames , each of area 30 cm 2 .
4. You are filtering beer containing 6% citric acid on a continuous rotary vacuum filter. The filter has an area of 18.1 m 2 , a negligible medium resistance, a cycle time of 75 sec, and a pressure difference of close to 1 atm. The cake which forms has a washing efficiency of only 60%, but it is incompressible and permeable: pop 0 2P = 86 scc cm 2
The cake retains 7% of the filtrate leaving and should be washed until the cake contains only 10% citic acid originally entered. Calculate the filtration time and the washing time required to process 3000 L/hr of beer.
5. Many animal cells can be cultivated on the external surface of dextran beads. These cell- laden beads or microcarriers have a density of 1.02 g/cm 3 and a diameter of 150 mm. A 50- liter stirred tank is used to cultivate cells grown on microcarriers to produce a viral vaccine. After growth, the stirring is stopped and the microcarriers are allowed to settle. The microcarrier-free fluid is then withdrawn to isolate the vaccine. The tank has a liquid height to diameter ratio of 1.5; the carrier-free fluid has a density of 1.00 g/cm 3 and a viscosity of 1.1 cP. Estimate the settling time by assuming that these beads quickly reach their maximum terminal velocity.