Filtration time (s):

FIRST ITERATION:
Filtrate vol (m^3):
Filtrate rate (m^3/s):
Cake pressure (Pa):
Cake conc (v/v):
Dry solids/filtrate:
Average alpha:
New a:
SECOND ITERATION:
Filtrate vol (m^3):
Filtrate rate (m^3/s):
dt/dV change (%):
Cake pressure (Pa):
Cake conc (v/v):
Dry solids/filtrate:

200
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180
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160
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140
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120
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100
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80
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60
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40

Height from medium, mm.

COMPRESSIBLE CAKE CONSTANT PRESSURE PROFILE.XLS

INPUTS
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Total pressure drop:
100000 Pa
Slurry concentration:
0.15 by mass
Solid density:
2650 kg/m^3
Liquid density:
1000 kg/m^3
Liquid viscosity:
0.001 Pa.s
Area of filter cell:
1 m^2
Vessel height or clearance:
0.19 m
Pressure exponent in concentration:
0.08
Pressure exponent in alpha equation:
0.5
Constant in concentration equation:
0.15
Constant in alpha equation:
450000000
Medium resistance:
2E+12 1/m
Time increment to plot:
3600 s
CALCULATED VALUES:
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Initial concentration of slurry:
0.062435 v/v
Average cake concentration:
0.3466403 v/v
Dry solids/filtrate volume:
201.79972 kg/m^3
Average alpha:
7.115E+10 m/kg
Exponent in height expression:
0.1904762
Filtrate volume increment:
0.02 m^3
a:
71791.508
b:
20000
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20
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0
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3600

7200

0
0.00005
0
0

0.1244264
2.641E-05
47181.501
0.3264231
204.58332
4.887E+10
49992.934

0.2066741
2.013E-05
59738.216
0.3326437
203.68247
5.499E+10
56005.71

0.1346678
2.988E-05
13.15
40235.855
0.322291
205.20555

0.2219959
2.229E-05
10.72
55422.886
0.3306543
203.96602

0.1

Solid concen
0

Average alpha:
New a:
THIRD ITERATION:
Filtrate vol (m^3):
Filtrate rate (m^3/s):
dt/dV change (%):
Cake pressure (Pa):
Cake conc (v/v):
Dry solids/filtrate:
Average alpha:
New a:
FOURTH ITERATION:
Filtrate vol (m^3):
Filtrate rate (m^3/s):
dt/dV change (%):
Cake pressure (Pa):
Cake conc (v/v):
Dry solids/filtrate:
Average alpha:
New a:
FIFTH ITERATION:
Filtrate vol (m^3):
Filtrate rate (m^3/s):
dt/dV change (%):
Cake pressure (Pa):
Cake conc (v/v):
Dry solids/filtrate:
Average alpha:
New a:
SIXTH ITERATION:
Filtrate vol (m^3):
Filtrate rate (m^3/s):
dt/dV change (%):
Cake pressure (Pa):
Cake conc (v/v):
Dry solids/filtrate:
Average alpha:
New a:

4.513E+10
46307.171

5.297E+10
54020.041

0.1367203
3.062E-05
2.46
38767.251
0.3213337
205.35254
4.43E+10
45486.77

0.2242147
2.261E-05
1.45
54775.861
0.3303438
204.01065
5.266E+10
53715.543

0.1371927
3.079E-05
0.56
38425.37
0.3211061
205.38765
4.411E+10
45293.5

0.2245617
2.266E-05
0.22
54674.128
0.3302947
204.01772
5.261E+10
53667.498

0.1373049
3.083E-05
0.13
38343.992
0.3210516
205.39606
4.406E+10
45247.365

0.2246167
2.267E-05
0.04
54658.014
0.3302869
204.01884
5.26E+10
53659.884

0.1373317
3.084E-05
0.03
38324.52
0.3210386
205.39807
4.405E+10
45236.318

0.2246254
2.267E-05
0.01
54655.458
0.3302857
204.01902
5.26E+10
53658.676

Cake height (m):

Dimen'ss Cake
height
concn.

0.0363228
Cake
Cake
height
concn.

Cake
height

Cake
concn.

0.0573472
Cake
Cake
height
concn.

(-)

(v.f.)

0
0.04
0.08
0.12
0.16
0.2
0.24
0.28
0.32
0.36
0.4
0.44
0.48
0.52
0.56
0.6
0.64
0.68
0.72
0.76
0.8
0.84
0.88
0.92
0.96
1

0
0.062435
0.062435

(mm)

(v.f.)
190
190

0
0.062435
0.062435
0.1890145
0.2156921
0.2330104
0.2461349
0.256822
0.2658976
0.2738206
0.2808745
0.2872471
0.29307
0.298439
0.3034265
0.308088
0.3124678
0.3166012
0.3205172
0.3242398
0.3277892
0.3311824
0.3344339
0.3375564
0.3405608
0.3434566
0.3462522
0.348955

(mm)

(v.f.)
190
190
36.32
34.87
33.42
31.96
30.51
29.06
27.61
26.15
24.70
23.25
21.79
20.34
18.89
17.43
15.98
14.53
13.08
11.62
10.17
8.72
7.26
5.81
4.36
2.91
1.45
0.00

0
0.062435
0.062435
0.1944588
0.2219048
0.239722
0.2532245
0.2642195
0.2735564
0.2817077
0.2889647
0.2955209
0.3015115
0.3070352
0.3121663
0.3169621
0.321468
0.3257205
0.3297493
0.3335791
0.3372308
0.3407217
0.3440669
0.3472793
0.3503702
0.3533494
0.3562255
0.3590062

(mm)

(v.f.)
190
190
57.35
55.05
52.76
50.47
48.17
45.88
43.58
41.29
39.00
36.70
34.41
32.11
29.82
27.53
25.23
22.94
20.64
18.35
16.06
13.76
11.47
9.18
6.88
4.59
2.29
0.00

0
0.062435
0.062435
0.1966095
0.224359
0.2423732
0.2560251
0.2671416
0.2765819
0.2848233
0.2921605
0.2987892
0.3048461
0.3104309
0.3156187
0.3204676
0.3250233
0.3293228
0.3333962
0.3372684
0.3409604
0.3444899
0.3478721
0.3511201
0.3542452
0.3572573
0.3601652
0.3629767

0
3600
7200
10800
Cake
concn.
(v.f.)
0
0.062435
0.062435
0
0
0

0.1

0.2

0.3

Solid concentration, v/v.

0

3600

10800
0.2728218
1.69E-05
66200.556
0.3353884
203.29805
5.789E+10
58845.947
0.2909422
1.844E-05
9.09
63127.892
0.3341156
203.47535

7200

10800

0.4

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.062435
0.062435
0.1890145
0.2156921

5.653E+10
57514.184
0.2930459
1.862E-05
0.99
62762.01
0.3339603
203.4971
5.637E+10
57353.399
0.2933034
1.864E-05
0.12
62717.095
0.3339412
203.49978
5.635E+10
57333.629
0.2933351
1.864E-05
0.01
62711.562
0.3339388
203.50011
5.635E+10
57331.192
0.293339
1.864E-05
0.00
62710.879
0.3339385
203.50015
5.634E+10
57330.892
0.073881
Cake
height

0.2330104
0.2461349
0.256822
0.2658976
0.2738206
0.2808745
0.2872471
0.29307
0.298439
0.3034265
0.308088
0.3124678
0.3166012
0.3205172
0.3242398
0.3277892
0.3311824
0.3344339
0.3375564
0.3405608
0.3434566
0.3462522
0.348955
0
0.062435
0.062435
0.1944588
0.2219048
0.239722
0.2532245
0.2642195
0.2735564
0.2817077
0.2889647
0.2955209
0.3015115
0.3070352
0.3121663
0.3169621
0.321468
0.3257205
0.3297493

(mm)
190
190
73.88
70.93
67.97
65.02
62.06
59.10
56.15
53.19
50.24
47.28
44.33
41.37
38.42
35.46
32.51
29.55
26.60
23.64
20.69
17.73
14.78
11.82
8.87
5.91
2.96
0.00

0.3335791
0.3372308
0.3407217
0.3440669
0.3472793
0.3503702
0.3533494
0.3562255
0.3590062
0
0.062435
0.062435
0.1966095
0.224359
0.2423732
0.2560251
0.2671416
0.2765819
0.2848233
0.2921605
0.2987892
0.3048461
0.3104309
0.3156187
0.3204676
0.3250233
0.3293228
0.3333962
0.3372684
0.3409604
0.3444899
0.3478721
0.3511201
0.3542452
0.3572573
0.3601652
0.3629767

s
s
s
s
Cake
height
(mm)

Cake
height
(mm)
190
190
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
190
190
36.322751
34.869841
33.416931

Cake
height
(mm)

Cake
height
(mm)

31.964021
30.511111
29.058201
27.605291
26.152381
24.699471
23.246561
21.793651
20.340741
18.887831
17.434921
15.982011
14.529101
13.076191
11.62328
10.17037
8.7174603
7.2645503
5.8116402
4.3587302
2.9058201
1.4529101
-6.94E-15
190
190
57.347188
55.0533
52.759413
50.465525
48.171638
45.87775
43.583863
41.289975
38.996088
36.7022
34.408313
32.114425
29.820538
27.52665
25.232763
22.938875
20.644988

18.3511
16.057213
13.763325
11.469438
9.17555
6.8816625
4.587775
2.2938875
-1.39E-14
190
190
73.881028
70.925787
67.970546
65.015305
62.060064
59.104823
56.149581
53.19434
50.239099
47.283858
44.328617
41.373376
38.418135
35.462894
32.507652
29.552411
26.59717
23.641929
20.686688
17.731447
14.776206
11.820965
8.8657234
5.9104823
2.9552411
-1.39E-14