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FILTRATION
1. Data for the filtration of calcium carbonate slurry from water are
given in the table below. The filtration was at a constant pressure
of 46.2 kPa from the start and the area for filtration was 0.0439
m2. The slurry concentration was 23.5 kg solid per m 3 of slurry
and the density of calcium carbonate is 2700 kg m -3 and the
voidage of the filter cake may be taken as 0.5:
Determine the specific resistance of the cake.
Volume of filtrate (litres) 0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
Time (mins)
17.3 41.3 72.0 108.3 152.0 210.7
3
water = 10 Pa.s
[6 1012 m kg-1]
2. Data for the rate of filtration of a slurry through a filter having an
area of 0.093 m2 at a pressure drop of 2.0 bar is given as follows:
Time (s)
26
Weight of filtrate (kg) 2.27
98
4.54
211
6.81
361
9.08
98
4.54
211
6.81
361
9.08
5.
MEMBRANES
1.
2.
3.
4.
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CYCLONES
1.
2.
3.
PACKING
1.
2.
3.
10
15
0.5
1.36
2.18
2.72
The time required to open, clean, and close the press at the end of
each cycle is 45 minutes. The filter cake has a bulk density of 1522
kg m3 and it contains 30% by weight of water. Filtration will be
carried out at the same pressure on the full scale as in the test.
Specify the number of 0.7m 0.7m square plates and the separating
distance between filters for the above duty.
V1
2
2
V V1 2A P
A P
P.A
60
300
600
900
V (m3)
0.0005
0.00136
0.00218
0.00272
t/V (s m3)
120 000
220 588
275 229
330 882
So slope
c s
= 90 000 000 s m3
2
2A P
Area will be different on industrial scale but other variables remain the
same.
So
1 c s
= 90 000 000 (0.05)2 = 225 000 s m2
2 P
Intercept
c s
Rm
V1
= 81 144 s m6
2
A P
P.A
Rm
= 81 144 (0.05) = 4057.2 s m4
P
V1
2
2
V V1 2A P
A P
P.A
2700 0
1
c
1
2 225000 0.58393 0 2 s 0 4057.2
0.58393 0 A
A P
A
So
1 12.191
1 1 147.63
2.2794
2.2794
So 2 0.49 N = 5.7872
N = 5.905
As this has to be an integer, we have SIX frames.