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Plate and Frame Filtration
Submitted by:
Alaras, Lorelie L.
Chan, Bea Jasmine V.
Chanco, Shermaine Denica S.
Pacson, Ann Claudette A.
Ulangca, Doris Angelica B.
Submitted to:
Engr. Rugi Rubi
Abstract
The plate and frame filter press are usually used to separate the solids from the liquids of
a slurry solution. The solids produced from this filtration technique are called the filter cake. For
this experiment, Kaolin-water suspension (10%wt) was employed. Thickness of the filter cake
was used to determine its relationships with filtration time, volume and pressure. The results
showed as the filtration process precedes the cake thickness was of course increases with time,
thus lowering the filtration rate. Likewise the full capacity of the filter press collected was
calculated and achieved an experimental value of 7.5x10-5L/s2.
I. Introduction
Where:
III. Procedure
Kaolin
(kg):
Water
(L):
%weight:
Feed Rate
(L/min)
3.33
ID(m)
0.2921
Filtration
Volume
L
Filtration
Rate
L/s
30
10%
9
Time
Range
s
Filtration
Pressure
psig
20
0.0120
0.8041
0.0402
40
0.0055
0.3686
0.0184
60
0.0040
0.2680
0.0134
80
0.0035
0.2345
0.0117
100
0.0035
0.2345
0.0117
120
0.0035
0.2345
0.0117
140
0.0035
0.2345
0.0117
height
160
0.0035
0.2345
0.0117
180
0.0030
0.2010
0.0101
200
0.0030
0.2010
0.0101
ave rate
0.0151
3.5
capacity
7.54x10
Cake
Data
2.5
area
covered
volume
1.5
165x165
27225
165x165
27225
165x165
27225
165x165
54450
165x165
81675
165x165
81675
165x165
81675
165x165
81675
165x165
81675
10
3.5
165x165
95287.5
11
165x110
36300
12
ave cake
thickness
0.5
165x100
8250
Frame
No.
Cake
Thickness
(mm)
1
0.5
0
0
150
200
250
0.02
3.5
0.01
100
0.03
2.167
50
2.5
50
100
150
1.5
1
0.5
0
0
50
100
150
200
Vslurry
Feed
Rate=
250
t ( filtration)
30 L
Feed rate= 200 s1 min
60 s
Feed rate=9L/min
200
250
Filtration volume=
D 2 h
4
1.210 02921
Filtration volume=
4
0.804L
Filtration rate=
filtration volume
time
Filtration rate=
0.804 L
20 s
= 0.04 L/s
where V
ave=0.015L/s
Capacity =
0.015 L/ s
200 s
=7.5x10-5L/s2
V. Discussion of Results
Based from the results calculated and
illustrated, it can be observed that as the
Kaolin + Water filtration proceeds, the
filtration pressure varies directly with the
filtration time as shown in Figure 1. This
means that no apparent change in pressure
was seen during the whole filtration
experiment. As for the cake thickness, it can
be noticed that as filtration time increases,
the cake formed also increases thus varying
the resistance to the filtration rate. With
regards to the filtration volume, it can be
seen that there is a gradual reduction of the
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