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Filtration Time Calculations Example

The document presents a filtration exercise involving a leaf filter with a specified area and pressure drop, detailing the collection of filtrate over time. It calculates the time required to collect 1 m3 of filtrate at a higher pressure drop and the time needed to wash the filter cake with water at a lower pressure drop. The results indicate that 1 m3 of filtrate takes 2973 seconds to collect and washing requires 6656 seconds.

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Filtration Time Calculations Example

The document presents a filtration exercise involving a leaf filter with a specified area and pressure drop, detailing the collection of filtrate over time. It calculates the time required to collect 1 m3 of filtrate at a higher pressure drop and the time needed to wash the filter cake with water at a lower pressure drop. The results indicate that 1 m3 of filtrate takes 2973 seconds to collect and washing requires 6656 seconds.

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EXERCISE 6.9: A leaf filter has an area of 1.

73 m2, operates at a constant


pressure drop of 300 kPa and produces the following results during a test on filtration
of a slurry:
Volume of filtrate 0.19 0.31 0.41 0.49 0.56 0.63
collected (litre)
Time (sec) 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800
Assuming that the cake is incompressible and that the flow properties of the filtrate
are the same as those of the wash solution, calculate:

(a) the time required to collect 1 m3 of filtrate during filtration of the same slurry at a
constant pressure drop of 400 kPa.

(c) the time required to wash the resulting filter cake with 0.8 m3 of water at a
constant pressure drop of 250 kPa.

SOLUTION TO EXERCISE 6.9:


For filtration at constant pressure drop we use Text-Equation 6.27, which indicates
rc
that if we plot t/V versus V a straight line will have a gradient 2
2A p
rc
and an intercept 2 Veq on the t/V axis.
A p
Using the data given in the question:
V(m3) 0.19 0.31 0.41 0.49 0.56 0.63
t /V (sec/m3) 1579 1935 2195 2449 2679 2857

Figures 6.9.1: Plot of t/V versus V for Exercise 6.9.


From the plot : gradient = 2960 s/m6
intercept = 1000 s/m3
rc
hence, 2 = 2960
2A p
rc
and 2 Veq = 1000
A p
which, with A = 1.73 m2 and (- p) = 300 x 103 Pa, gives
9
rc 5.32 10 Pas/m2
and Veq = 0.169 m3
Substituting in Text-Equation 6.27,

t 5.32 109
2 0.5V 0.169
V 1.73 p

which applies to the filtration of the same slurry in the same filter at any pressure
drop.

(a) To calculate the time required to pass 1.0 m3 of filtrate at a pressure drop of 400
kPa, we substitute V = 1.0 m3 and (- p) = 400 x 103 Pa in the above equation, giving:
t = 2973 sec (or 49.5 minutes)

(b) During the filtration the cake thickness is continuously increasing and, since the
pressure drop is constant, the volume flow rate of filtrate will continuously decrease.
The filtration rate is given by Text-Equation 6.26.

1 dV pA
A dt rc V Veq

Substituting the volume of filtrate passed at the end of the filtration period (V = 1.0
9
m3), r c 5.32 10 Pas/m2, Veq = 0.169 m3 and (- p) = 400 x 103 Pa, we find
dV 4 3
the filtration rate at the end of the filtration period is 1.923 10 m /s
dt
If we assume that the wash water has the same physical properties as the filtrate, then
during a wash period at a pressure drop of 400 kPa the wash rate would also be 1.923
x 10-4 m3/s. However, the applied pressure drop during the wash cycle is 250 kPa.
According to Text-Equation 6.26 the liquid flow rate is directly proportional to the
applied pressure drop, and so:

flowrate of wash water (at 250 kPa) =


250 103
1.923 10 4 3 1.202 10
4 3
m /s
400 10
Hence, the time needed to pass 0.8 m3 of wash water at this rate is 6656 sec (or 110.9
minutes)

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