Drum Cell Filter Hydrodynamics Laboratory Teaching Equipment

SR3007 Drum Cell Filter Hydrodynamics Laboratory Teaching Equipment

The unit shall perform the following experiments and investigations:
Learning Objectives / Experiments
learning the fundamental principle and method of operation of a plate and frame filter press
production of a suspension
removal of the filter cake
insertion of the filter cloth
fundamentals of cake filtration
Darcy’s equation
variation in time of filtrate quantity and solid concentration in filtrate
mass of filter cake dependent on filtrate quantity
Specification
[1]plate and frame filter press for discontinuous cake filtration
[2]HDPE tank to produce a suspension
[3]centrifugal pump to deliver the suspension to the plate and frame filter press
[4]plate and frame filter press with 10 opening separating chambers for removal of the filter cake
[5]PMMA tank with level scale for filtrate
[6]adjustment of suspension flow rate by valve
[7]thermometer and manometer in inlet
[8]portable opacimeter to measure the solid concentration in the filtrate
Technical Data
Plate and frame filter press
filter area: approx. 0,72m²
working pressure: approx. 0,4…2,5bar Centrifugal pump (submersible pump)
max. flow rate: 4,5m³/h
max. head: 45m Tanks
suspension tank: 200L
filtrate: 20L Measuring ranges
pressure: 0…4bar
temperature: 0…60°C
Dimensions and Weight LxWxH: 1900x800x1900mm
Weight: approx. 208kg
Material of construction: stainless steel