COMPRESSIBLE CAKE CONSTANT PRESSURE PROFILE.

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INPUTS ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* 200
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Total pressure drop: 100000 Pa *********
180
Slurry concentration: 0.15 by mass *********
Solid density: 2650 kg/m^3 *********
160
Liquid density: 1000 kg/m^3 *********

Height from medium, mm.

Liquid viscosity: 0.001 Pa.s 140
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Area of filter cell: 1 m^2 *********
Vessel height or clearance: 0.19 m 120
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Pressure exponent in concentration: 0.08 *********
100
Pressure exponent in alpha equation: 0.5 *********
Constant in concentration equation: 0.15 *********
80
Constant in alpha equation: 450000000 *********
Medium resistance: 2E+12 1/m 60
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Time increment to plot: 3600 s
40
CALCULATED VALUES: ********* ********* ********* *********
Initial concentration of slurry: 0.062435 v/v *********
20
Average cake concentration: 0.3466403 v/v *********
Dry solids/filtrate volume: 201.79972 kg/m^3 0
*********
Average alpha: 7.115E+10 m/kg 0
********* 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2
Exponent in height expression: 0.1904762 ********* Solid concentr
Filtrate volume increment: 0.02 m^3 ********* 0 3600
a: 71791.508
b: 20000
********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* *********

Filtration time (s): 0 3600 7200

FIRST ITERATION:
Filtrate vol (m^3): 0 0.1244264 0.2066741
Filtrate rate (m^3/s): 5E-05 2.641E-05 2.013E-05
Cake pressure (Pa): 0 47181.501 59738.216
Cake conc (v/v): 0 0.3264231 0.3326437
Dry solids/filtrate: 204.58332 203.68247
Average alpha: 4.887E+10 5.499E+10
New a: 49992.934 56005.71
SECOND ITERATION:
Filtrate vol (m^3): 0.1346678 0.2219959
Filtrate rate (m^3/s): 2.988E-05 2.229E-05
dt/dV change (%): 13.15 10.72
Cake pressure (Pa): 40235.855 55422.886
Cake conc (v/v): 0.322291 0.3306543
Dry solids/filtrate: 205.20555 203.96602
Average alpha: 4.513E+10 5.297E+10
New a: 46307.171 54020.041
THIRD ITERATION:
Filtrate vol (m^3): 0.1367203 0.2242147
Filtrate rate (m^3/s): 3.062E-05 2.261E-05
dt/dV change (%): 2.46 1.45
Cake pressure (Pa): 38767.251 54775.861
Cake conc (v/v): 0.3213337 0.3303438
Dry solids/filtrate: 205.35254 204.01065
Average alpha: 4.43E+10 5.266E+10
New a: 45486.77 53715.543
FOURTH ITERATION:
Filtrate vol (m^3): 0.1371927 0.2245617
Filtrate rate (m^3/s): 3.079E-05 2.266E-05
dt/dV change (%): 0.56 0.22
Cake pressure (Pa): 38425.37 54674.128
Cake conc (v/v): 0.3211061 0.3302947
Dry solids/filtrate: 205.38765 204.01772
Average alpha: 4.411E+10 5.261E+10
New a: 45293.5 53667.498
FIFTH ITERATION:
Filtrate vol (m^3): 0.1373049 0.2246167
Filtrate rate (m^3/s): 3.083E-05 2.267E-05
dt/dV change (%): 0.13 0.04
Cake pressure (Pa): 38343.992 54658.014
Cake conc (v/v): 0.3210516 0.3302869
Dry solids/filtrate: 205.39606 204.01884
Average alpha: 4.406E+10 5.26E+10
New a: 45247.365 53659.884
SIXTH ITERATION:
Filtrate vol (m^3): 0.1373317 0.2246254
Filtrate rate (m^3/s): 3.084E-05 2.267E-05
dt/dV change (%): 0.03 0.01
Cake pressure (Pa): 38324.52 54655.458
Cake conc (v/v): 0.3210386 0.3302857
Dry solids/filtrate: 205.39807 204.01902
Average alpha: 4.405E+10 5.26E+10
New a: 45236.318 53658.676

Cake height (m): 0.0363228 0.0573472

Dimen'ss Cake Cake Cake Cake Cake Cake Cake
height concn. height concn. height concn. height concn.
(-) (v.f.) (mm) (v.f.) (mm) (v.f.) (mm) (v.f.)
0 190 0 190 0 190 0
0.062435 190 0.062435 190 0.062435 190 0.062435
0 0.062435 0.062435 36.32 0.062435 57.35 0.062435
0.04 0.1890145 34.87 0.1944588 55.05 0.1966095
0.08 0.2156921 33.42 0.2219048 52.76 0.224359
0.12 0.2330104 31.96 0.239722 50.47 0.2423732
0.16 0.2461349 30.51 0.2532245 48.17 0.2560251
0.2 0.256822 29.06 0.2642195 45.88 0.2671416
0.24 0.2658976 27.61 0.2735564 43.58 0.2765819
0.28 0.2738206 26.15 0.2817077 41.29 0.2848233
0.32 0.2808745 24.70 0.2889647 39.00 0.2921605
0.36 0.2872471 23.25 0.2955209 36.70 0.2987892
0.4 0.29307 21.79 0.3015115 34.41 0.3048461
0.44 0.298439 20.34 0.3070352 32.11 0.3104309
0.48 0.3034265 18.89 0.3121663 29.82 0.3156187
0.52 0.308088 17.43 0.3169621 27.53 0.3204676
0.56 0.3124678 15.98 0.321468 25.23 0.3250233
0.6 0.3166012 14.53 0.3257205 22.94 0.3293228
0.64 0.3205172 13.08 0.3297493 20.64 0.3333962
0.68 0.3242398 11.62 0.3335791 18.35 0.3372684
0.72 0.3277892 10.17 0.3372308 16.06 0.3409604
0.76 0.3311824 8.72 0.3407217 13.76 0.3444899
0.8 0.3344339 7.26 0.3440669 11.47 0.3478721
0.84 0.3375564 5.81 0.3472793 9.18 0.3511201
0.88 0.3405608 4.36 0.3503702 6.88 0.3542452
0.92 0.3434566 2.91 0.3533494 4.59 0.3572573
0.96 0.3462522 1.45 0.3562255 2.29 0.3601652
1 0.348955 0.00 0.3590062 0.00 0.3629767
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3600
7200
10800

Cake
concn.
(v.f.)
0
0.062435
0.062435
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0
Solid concentration, v/v. 0
0 3600 7200 10800 0
0
0
0
0
10800 0
0
0.2728218 0
1.69E-05 0
66200.556 0
0.3353884 0
203.29805 0
5.789E+10 0
58845.947 0
0
0.2909422 0
1.844E-05 0
9.09 0.062435
63127.892 0.062435
0.3341156 0.1890145
203.47535 0.2156921
5.653E+10 0.2330104
57514.184 0.2461349
0.256822
0.2930459 0.2658976
1.862E-05 0.2738206
0.99 0.2808745
62762.01 0.2872471
0.3339603 0.29307
203.4971 0.298439
5.637E+10 0.3034265
57353.399 0.308088
0.3124678
0.2933034 0.3166012
1.864E-05 0.3205172
0.12 0.3242398
62717.095 0.3277892
0.3339412 0.3311824
203.49978 0.3344339
5.635E+10 0.3375564
57333.629 0.3405608
0.3434566
0.2933351 0.3462522
1.864E-05 0.348955
0.01 0
62711.562 0.062435
0.3339388 0.062435
203.50011 0.1944588
5.635E+10 0.2219048
57331.192 0.239722
0.2532245
0.293339 0.2642195
1.864E-05 0.2735564
0.00 0.2817077
62710.879 0.2889647
0.3339385 0.2955209
203.50015 0.3015115
5.634E+10 0.3070352
57330.892 0.3121663
0.3169621
0.073881 0.321468
Cake 0.3257205
height 0.3297493
(mm) 0.3335791
190 0.3372308
190 0.3407217
73.88 0.3440669
70.93 0.3472793
67.97 0.3503702
65.02 0.3533494
62.06 0.3562255
59.10 0.3590062
56.15 0
53.19 0.062435
50.24 0.062435
47.28 0.1966095
44.33 0.224359
41.37 0.2423732
38.42 0.2560251
35.46 0.2671416
32.51 0.2765819
29.55 0.2848233
26.60 0.2921605
23.64 0.2987892
20.69 0.3048461
17.73 0.3104309
14.78 0.3156187
11.82 0.3204676
8.87 0.3250233
5.91 0.3293228
2.96 0.3333962
0.00 0.3372684
0.3409604
0.3444899
0.3478721
0.3511201
0.3542452
0.3572573
0.3601652
0.3629767
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s
s

Cake Cake Cake Cake

height height height height
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
190
190
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
190
190
36.322751
34.869841
33.416931
31.964021
30.511111
29.058201
27.605291
26.152381
24.699471
23.246561
21.793651
20.340741
18.887831
17.434921
15.982011
14.529101
13.076191
11.62328
10.17037
8.7174603
7.2645503
5.8116402
4.3587302
2.9058201
1.4529101
0
190
190
57.347188
55.0533
52.759413
50.465525
48.171638
45.87775
43.583863
41.289975
38.996088
36.7022
34.408313
32.114425
29.820538
27.52665
25.232763
22.938875
20.644988
18.3511
16.057213
13.763325
11.469438
9.17555
6.8816625
4.587775
2.2938875
0
190
190
73.881028
70.925787
67.970546
65.015305
62.060064
59.104823
56.149581
53.19434
50.239099
47.283858
44.328617
41.373376
38.418135
35.462894
32.507652
29.552411
26.59717
23.641929
20.686688
17.731447
14.776206
11.820965
8.8657234
5.9104823
2.9552411
0