CO Zine Prte>. a lgrm of se ce [A THEATED. TYPICAL PRESS SIZING SLUDGE TYPE - Metal Hydroxide VOLUME OF SLUDGE/DAY - 2000 Litres FEED SOLIDS - 58 CAKE DRY SOLIDS (After Filter Press) - 30% CYCLE TIME (Batch) - 4 Hrs PLANT OPERATION - 8 Hrs/Day BATCHES /DAY - 2 The filter press separates solids from liquids and is a batch operation. Typically, for a metal hydroxide, a cycle time of approx. 4 hrs is required to achieve a final cake dryness of 30%. At this stage the filter is full and will have to be emptied. Therefore, the unit should be sized on solids loading. Therefore - 2000 x_5 100 100Kg of solids/day Therefore 2 batches/day = 50Kg/Batch Therefore 50 x 100 = 166.7 Kg of filter cake/batch 30% (Cake dry solids) To turn the cake weight of 166.7Kg into a volume we have to take into account the density of the cake. We know from experience that the cake density will be in the region of 1.2Kg/Litre. Therefore 166.7 = 138.9 Litres cake volume 1.2 Therefore size of unit required is a model 500mm? x 32 chambers which gives a cake capacity of 144.2 Litres. Obviously the more batches that can be achieved in a working day will reduce the size of the unit. For example, if the plant runs 16 hrs/day, 4 batches could be achieved. Therefore, press volume would be 69.45 litres which would require a model 500mm* x 16 chambers.WisBeo 1323 ———— -— 1220. man. 2 ON, S$ PEE = em lH. = (ie éren (dsm) = (60 erences [He max.wotkt - $400 x (300 L6G _ = 2-63m" sutface Aten a X60 PITCHES ~ 420-Sut*/Hn ¥ 22S = F4I-G nf. ZINC. PHOS 5 voce (fram Bene Keren): ~ _ —___|gur_of seemae * of them TE a EHC om (Co: £416 lea) Lb max setoce = 2£9GE ceVe 306 Sai Ameren casttalfas barr o- U6 »'%o = 2906 ka of enke._ DENSITY KS (Lit He EB, 234 5