Filtration
Area and Batch Capacity Range
When
operating standard batch equipment like plate
and frame filters and disc filters, one of
the parameters used to determine the size
of this equipment is the surface area avaliable.
Of course for these batch devices this is
a static number that determines physically
how big (and thus how costly) the device is.
The Disposable Rotary Drum Filter operates
continuously while processing the batch of
material in question. Thus the surface area
avaliable increases with time of operation.
Thus a very small device, operating over a
period of time, can supply a large amount
of surface area avaliable for filtration.
The graph below shows this filter can supply
a surface area of 50 sq. ft. to 275 sq. ft.
depending on the time of operation.
Small
unit size is the key to making this device
successful. Initial work with this device
shows that a with an inner drum 4.5" long
and 3" in diameter can operate at a filtration
rate of about 1-2 liter/min. This would make
this size of the device reasonable for processing
batches of less than 100 liters to over 700
liters in size. This would be an ideal size
to support production requirements ranging
from the lab to initial production for many
products in a variety of industries
Operation
| Operational
Flowsheet | Filtration
Area | Materials
