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Scum Filter System

This document provides calculations for filtering scum and raw syrup from a sugar production process with an input of 18,000 tons of cane per day. It estimates the minimum and maximum amounts of scum produced per hour would be 1.2375 and 18.45 tons respectively. It requests equipment like scum tanks, pumps, and filter presses capable of handling the estimated scum volumes and recovering sugar.

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Scum Filter System

This document provides calculations for filtering scum and raw syrup from a sugar production process with an input of 18,000 tons of cane per day. It estimates the minimum and maximum amounts of scum produced per hour would be 1.2375 and 18.45 tons respectively. It requests equipment like scum tanks, pumps, and filter presses capable of handling the estimated scum volumes and recovering sugar.

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CALCULATION OF FILTERING SCUM RAW SYRUP

TCD 18000 ton per day


RAW SYRUP 30 % Cane

SCUM CONTENT:
MIN 0.11 % RS
MAKS 1.64 % RS

HW DILUTION : 4 x Scum

HW Dilution Total Material


Est. Raw Syrup Est. Scum (ton/Hr)
(ton/Hr) (ton/Hr)
(ton/Hr)
Min Maks Min Maks Min Maks
225 0.2475 3.69 0.99 14.76 1.2375 18.45

Safe 20% 22.14 ton/Hr

Equipment Request :
Equipment Request Capacity Function
Colection of scum and mixing with filter
Scum tank 1 15 m3, complete with stirer
aid
Scum liquid pump min 1 30 m3/hr, head 20 m Distribution of scum liquid to filter press

Filter cake cap. 30m3/Hr, Filter cake


Filter pressed min 1 Recovery sugar from scum
thick 30 mm, and hydrolic system

Filtrat Tank 1 15 m3 Colecting filtrat from filter press

Filtrat Pump min 1 30 m3/hr, head 20 m Distribution of filtrat to the next process
(clear juice tank or defecator)

Note:
Drawing arrangement

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