Pressure drop through "V" wire screens

Input data
Flow Density 300 [m/h] 1 [g/cm]

Pressure drop
* Clean screen Flow per unit Velocity
(through the screen)

150 [m/h] 5.798 [m/s] 5.173 [m H 2O] = 0.5173 [bar]

Screen data: D H Filtering size W ire type W idth % Open area 61 [mm] 600 [mm] 0.1 [mm] R18S 1.5 [mm] 6.25

Dp

* Dirty screen Flow per unit % Obstruction Velocity

(through the screen)

150 [m/h] 50 % 11.596 [m/s] 20.690 [m H 2O] = 2.0690 [bar]

Dp

Q.ty

Filtering Area (each screen): Total area Open area 1149.8 [cm] 71.9 [cm]

Filtering Area (all screens): Total area Open area 2299.7 [cm] 143.7 [cm]