Data and Result

Table 1.1: Table of result

Weight fraction of calcium carbonate in 3%

slurry _________________
Weight of wet cake Tray 1: 1330 g
Tray 2: 2250g
Tray 3: 1380 g
Weight of dry cake Tray 1: 1080 g
Tray 2: 1917 g
Tray 3: 1125 g

Weight ratio of wet cake to dry cake Tray 1: 1.22

(mF/mc) Tray 2: 1.17
Tray 3: 1.23
Viscosity of filtrate (µ) 5th minute: 9.25 Pa.s
40th minute: 7.23 Pa.s
80th minute: 5.8 Pa.s
Density of filtrate (r) 5th minute: 1 g/cm3
40th minute: 1 g/cm3
85th minute: 1 g/cm3
Density of calcium carbonate 2.93 g/cm3
Total active filter area 47 cm x 470 cm
Pressure drop (ΔP) 800 psi
Total filtration time 1216 s
Total volume of filtrate 100 L
 Table 1.2: Table of result
Filtrate Volume, V (L) Time, t (s) Time/Volume (s/V)
0 0 0
5 58 11.6
10 118 11.8
15 175 11.67
20 229 11.45
25 285 11.4
30 339 11.3
35 395 11.29
40 449 11.23
45 505 11.22
50 557 11.14
55 611 11.11
60 665 11.08
65 719 11.06
70 775 11.07
75 831 11.08
80 881 11.01
85 932 10.96
90 988 10.98
95 1044 10.99
100 1100 11.00

Graph time/Volume (t/V) versus volume filtrate (V)

time/volume(s/v) vs volume(V)
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11
y = 0.0225x + 9.5614
Time/volume(s/v)

-1 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Volume Filtrate (V)
 Table 1.3: Result of Medium resistance

Tray 1 Tray 2 Tray 3

Medium Resistance
(Rm) 1.259×107 1.611×107 2.008×107

Table 1.4: Result of Cake resistance

Tray 1 Tray 2 Tray 3

Cake Resistance ( )
1.212×107 8.653×107 1.856×107
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From the graph

y = 0.0225x + 9.5614

1. Formula for medium resistance, Rm

𝐀(𝐏)
Rm = 𝐪𝟎(µ)

Table 1.3: Result of Medium resistance

Tray 1 Tray 2 Tray 3

Rm = (2.209 m2)(5.515x106 Pa) Rm = (2.209 m2)(5.515x106 Pa) Rm = (2.209 m2)(5.515x106 Pa)
(0.1046)(9.25Pa.s) (0.1046)(7.23 Pa.s) (0.1046)(5.8 Pa.s)
= 1.259×107 = 1.611×107 = 2.008×107

2. Formula for cake resistance (  )

𝑲𝑪 𝑨𝟐 𝐏
 µ𝒄


Table 1.4: result of Cake resistance

Tray 1    = ( 0 . 0 4 5 ) ( 2.209 m2)2 (5.515x106 Pa)

(9.25 Pa.s) (0.0108kg/L)
= 1.212×107

Tray 2    = ( 0 . 0 4 5 ) ( 2.209 m2)2 (5.515x106 Pa)

(7.3 Pa.s) (0.01917kg/L)
= 8.653×107

Tray 3    = ( 0 . 0 4 5 ) ( 2.209 m2)2 (5.515x106 Pa)

(5.8 Pa.s) (0.01125kg/L)
= 1.856×107