CH3141 Advanced Unit Operations

Topic: Solution for Filtration

Asst Prof Bae Tae-Hyun

College of Engineering
School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

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 FILTRATION TUTORIAL EXERCISE 1 SOLUTION

Exercise 1

Given conditions
p = 10 psi = 10 lbf/2 = 10 /2 32.17 / 2
= 2.0 lb/hr ft
= 5 lb/ft 3

= 8.34 1010 /
0

V = 50 3 , = 1 , ?

For constant pressure cake-filtration

2
2
+ 20 = 0 = =

Since R m = 0, V0 = 0.
Thus,
2 =
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 FILTRATION TUTORIAL EXERCISE 1 SOLUTION

2
2 3600 22 12
2
10 32.17
1 1
(50 3 )2 = 1
8.34 1010 5 3 2.0

2500 6 = 2
1.493 2

= 41.7 2

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 FILTRATION TUTORIAL EXERCISE 2 SOLUTION

Exercise 2

A = 10 2
p = 15
= 9 3 / = 1 ()
V= 9 3 ()

# of cycle for 1 min = 2.5 cycles

Time for one cycle 1 2.5 = 0.4

Effective filtration time per cycle,

t = 0.4 min 0.25 (submergence) = 0.1 min

Filtrate volume per cycle

V=9 3 2.5 = 3.6 3
2 + 2 =
S 0
2 =
3.6 2
= k 0.1 K = 129.6

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 FILTRATION TUTORIAL EXERCISE 2 SOLUTION

For large filter

V/t = 100 3 V = 100 3 (total)
t = 1 min (total)

Time for one cycle 1 2.5 = 0.4

Effective filtration time per cycle
t = 0.4 min 0.3 (submergence) = 0.12 min

Filtrate volume per cycle

V = 100 ft 3 2.5 cycle = 40 ft 3

2 2
= 2 = 129.6 2 = 1.296 2

10

2 + 20 = ( 0 )

402 = 1.296 2 0.12

= 101.43 2

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 FILTRATION TUTORIAL EXERCISE 3 SOLUTION

Exercise 3
= 0.3 2 , = 2000 3
= 2.5 104 2 = 3 103
(a) V (L) t (min) t/v

t/V
120 5 0.0417
360 20 0.0555
700 55 0.0786
840 75 0.0893
1100 120 0.1091
From the t/V vs. V plot (right)
Slope: 7.0 105 ( 2 )
V
Yintercept : 0.0319 ( )
Slope = 1
= 14286 2
20
Yintercept = 0.0319 = 0 = 228

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 FILTRATION TUTORIAL EXERCISE 3 SOLUTION

(b) Find and Rm

22 22
= or =

2 2 1 2
4 2
2 (0.3 ) 2.5 10
1
= 2
1 3 1
14286 2 2000 3 3 103
1000 60

= 3.15 106

= or =

2 4 1 2 2
2 60 1000
0.3 2.5 10 0.319
=
1 1 3
3 103

= 4.8 109 1

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 FILTRATION TUTORIAL EXERCISE 3 SOLUTION

(c) Design of large-scale filter

2 + 20 =

0 0 = 0
0.3

2
2
=
0.32

Since = 5000 , = 1 = 60

2
2
2
(5000 ) +2 228 5000 = 14286 60
0.3 0.3

9.5 106 2 7.6 106 2.5 107 = 0

9.52 7.6 25 = 0

7.6 + 7.62 + 4 25 9.5

= = 2.07 2
2 9.5

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 FILTRATION TUTORIAL EXERCISE 3 SOLUTION

(d) Design rotary-drum filter

Time per cycle = 1 min

# of cycle for 1 hr operation = 60 cycles

Effective filtration time per cycle

t = 1 min 0.35 (submergence) = 0.35 min

Target filtrate volume per cycle

V = 5000 L 60 cycle = 83.3 L

2 + 20 =
2
2
2
(83.3 ) +2 228 83.3 = 14286 0.35
0.3 0.32
5.55 104 2 1.27 105 6.94 103 = 0
55.52 127 6.94 = 0
127 + 1272 + 4 55.5 6.94
= = 2.34 2
2 55.5

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