CE 287 Plate And Frame Filter Press Didactic Equipment Vocational Education Equipment Fluid Lab Equipment
Discontinuous cake filtration for separation of solids from suspensions Features - separation of solids from suspensions with a plate and frame filter press - discontinuous cake filtration - practical experiments on a laboratory scale 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] battery-operated 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 - opacity: 0...50,0NTU 230V, 50Hz, 1 phase 230V, 60Hz, 1 phase 120V, 60Hz, 1 phase UL/CSA optional LxWxH: 1900x800x1900mm Weight: approx. 208kg