Expert System for Solid Liquid separation equipment selection and elimination
In order to make the equipment selection you will
have to respond to some questions about your process and the material to be
filtered or separated. One of the most important questions is: how easy are the
solids to filter? Two separate methods are provided for this: the first method
uses simple settling velocity to try and provide some idea of how easy to
filter the material will be. You may be able to perform a simple sedimentation
to determine this and use the result here. Alternatively, if you know the
particle size use the Settling Calculations link at the bottom of the
page to calculate the settling velocity.
The other alternative provided
requires more detailed information about the filter cake. This could come from
a laboratory filter test, be deduced from an existing process or be looked up
from a table. A look up table is included in the link under Data
Analysis at the bottom of this page.
Option to select method for equipment selection
EITHER AcknowledgementThe selection is based on a paper in Chemical Engineering Progress, by Michael Ernst, R.M. Talcott, H.C. Romans and G.R.S. Smith, 1991, pages 22 to 28. The original article used the settling velocity method - the rating system here is an amended version from the original.
Filter look-up table and link to other resources for cake specific resistance.