REVIEW QUESTIONS AND

PROBLEMS

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Given: Rotary vacuum filter

% submerged = 35%
N = 0.5 rpm
Capacity = 0.61 ft3/min-m2
Production rate = 20.4 m3/hr
Required: Area of filter cloth
Solution:
20.4 × 1 / 60
Asubmerged = = 0.557 m 2
0.61
0.557
Total Area = = 1.5925 m 2
0.35

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Given: Refer to Prob. 9

Drum diameter = 1.0 m
Required: Width of Drum
Solution:

A = πDL

1.5925
L= = 0.5069 m
π (1)

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θ w = 0.8θ f = 0.8(0.2) = 1.6 hr

8 Vf
Vf = = 160 ft 3 y= =
160 × 24
= 936 ft 3 /day
8.05 θT 2 + 1.6 + 0.5

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Given: Rotary vacuum filter

Increase in submerged area = 20%
N and P the same
Required: change in capacity
Solution:
V f kθ k
y= = =
θ θ θ
but k = k ' A2 = k ' F 2 AT2 with k’ ,AT and N constant,
y2 F2
= = 1.2
k ' AT F y1 F1
thus, y = = k ' AT FN
F
N y 2 = 1.095 y1

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Given: Standard Leaf filter

Vf = 20 cu ft
θf = 2 hr
θw = 30 min
θdrain = 20 min
θfill = 25 min
θc = 35 min
Required:
Capacity in cu ft/hr
Solution:
θ T = θ f + θ drain + θ fill + θ w + θ drain + θ c + θ fill
θ T = 120 + 20 + 25 + 30 + 20 + 35 + 25 = 275min
20
y= × 60 = 4.36 ft 3 / hr
275
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