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K1 Pa s m-1
24590
FrazierPermeability(cfm/ft2 at 0.5in w.g.) (2.4.2)
Evaluation of specific resistance K2 : The dust collected on a membrane filter and K2
should be calculated from the increase in pressure drop (ΔP2- ΔP1) with filter weight gain (M2-
M1) as follows:
A P2 P1
K2
v M 2 M 1 (2.4.3)
Where, A is the surface area of the membrane filter.
Problem 2.4.1. A fabric filter is to be constructed using bags that are 0.1 m in diameter and 5.0
m long. The bag house is to receive 5 m3/s of air. Filtering velocity is 2.0 m/min. Determine the
number of bags required for a continuous removal of particulate matter.
Solution:
At
N
Ab
Qg
At
u
Ab d L
Given that: Diameter of bag (d) = 0.1 m; Length of bag (L) = 5 m; Flow rate (Qg)= 5 m3/s;
Filtering velocity (u)=2 m/min=0.0333 m/s.
5
Total area of filter A t 150 m 2
0.0333
Problem 2.4.2. A bag house is to design to handle 1000 m3/min of air. The filtration takes place
at constant pressure so that the air velocity through each bag decreases during the time between
clearing according to the relation
1
u
0 . 267 0 . 08 t
Where, u is in m3/m2 min of cloth and t is time in min.
The bags are shaken in sequence row by row on a 30 min cycle. Each bag is 20 cm in
diameter and 3 m height. The bag house is to be square in x-section with 30 cm spacing between
bags and 30 cm clearance from the walls. Calculate the number of bags required.
Solution:
t t
1 1 dt
t 0
V avg u dt
t 0 0.267 0.08 t
Qg
At
V avg
Ab d L
At
N
Ab
1
Given: Ratio of flow rate air to cloth area (u)= ( m3/m2 min of cloth).
0.267 0.08t
Time (t)=30 min; d- Diameter of bag (d)=0.2 m; Length of bag (L)=3 m; Flow rate (Qg)=1000
m3/min.
Average velocity (Vavg)=? (m/min)
Total area of filter (At)=? (m2).
Area of single bag (Ab)=? (m2).
Number of bags (N)=?
Put the values in equation, we get the average velocity
30
1 dt 28.78
V avg
30 0.267 0.08t
0
30
=0.959 m / min
1000
At 1042.390 m2
0.959
Ab 0.2 3 1.8849 m2
1042.390
N 553.005 553
1.884
The numbers of bags required for a continuous removal of particulate matter are 553.
REFERENCE
[1] Altwicker, E. R., Canter, L. W. Cha, S. S., Chuang, K. T., Liu, D. H. F. Ramachandran,
G., Raufer, R. K., Reist, P.C., Sanger, A. R. Turk, A., Wagner, C. P. "Air Pollution",
Environmental Engineers Handbook, 2nd Edition, 1997.