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FILTER PRESS Specification Sheet

The document provides assumptions and design calculations for a filtration process. It lists 6 assumptions about the process, including that the filter medium resistance is zero, filtration occurs in batch operation for 4 hours per day, and the operating pressure is 625 kPa. It then provides equations to calculate the filtrate density, rate of filtration, rate of washing, filtration time, and area required. The design calculations apply these equations to a process with 48.18 m3 of filtrate containing various components.

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FILTER PRESS Specification Sheet

The document provides assumptions and design calculations for a filtration process. It lists 6 assumptions about the process, including that the filter medium resistance is zero, filtration occurs in batch operation for 4 hours per day, and the operating pressure is 625 kPa. It then provides equations to calculate the filtrate density, rate of filtration, rate of washing, filtration time, and area required. The design calculations apply these equations to a process with 48.18 m3 of filtrate containing various components.

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List of Assumptions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The resistance of the filter medium is zero.

The volume of wash water is 10% of the total volume of filtrate. Filtration is carried out in batch operation [1 batch per day]. The time of filtration, will be four [4] hours. The dumping, cleaning and reassembling time, of the filter press will be thirty [30] minutes. 6. The operating pressure is 625 kPa.

Design Equations: Filtrate Density,

Where:

k Value Assume: Rm = Resistance of the filter medium = 0 Ve = fictitious volume of filtrate per unit of filtering area = 0 t = time of filtration = 4 hrs ( )

Rate of Filtration,

Rate of Washing,

Time of Washing,

Where:

Total Filtration Time

Calculation for the Area of Filtration (Ref: Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers by Peters and Timmerhaus pages 543-545) ( )

Cake Resistance, (Ref: Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers by Peters and Timmerhaus pages 543-545) ( )

= constant with value dependent on the property of solid material

Design Calculations: From Material Balance: Filtrate Composition: Components Mass, kgs Density, kg/m3 Volume, m3 13565.80 1525.00 8.90 Xylose 68.88 1300.00 0.05 Soluble Lignin 38639.87 995.70 38.81 Water 774.65 1825.00 0.42 Sulfuric Acid Total 53049.20 48.18 Filter Cake Composition: Filter Cake : 28,308.10 kgs

Components Unhydrolyzed Pentosan Cellulose Insoluble Lignin Ash Aqueous Solution Total Filtrate Density, :

Mass, kgs 1048.67 12587.71 13847.22 283.18 541.32 28308.10

( Calculation for k value: ( Rate of Filtration: ) ( )

( Rate of Washing: (

Since Therefore, ( )

Time of Washing:

Since the dumping, cleaning and reassembling time, minutes,

of the filter press is 30

For Filtration Area: ( )

For viscosity: ( ) ( Cake Resistance: ( ) ( ) )

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