GRADO EN INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA

Ingeniería de Fluidos

Tema 10. Filtración. Filtración por torta.

Tipos de filtro.
Cake filtration consists of passing a solid suspension through a porous
medium. The solids in the slurry are retained on the surface of the medium
where they build up, forming an increasing thicker cake.

Suspension

S spension
Suspension
Cake
Medium

Filtrate

Lab‐scale filtration
 FILTRATION: EQUIPMENT SELECTION

 Fluid properties: viscosity,

viscosity density and corrosivity
 Nature of the solid: size and shape of the particles, size distribution
 Initial solid concentration
 Volume and value
 solid,, fluid or both?
 Suspension flow
 Washing or not?
Filtration velocity can be improved 
Filtration velocity can be improved Coadjuvant medium
Coadjuvant medium
by the use of a coadjuvant Cake and 
Coadjuvant

Suspension

Filt t
Filtrate

Coadjuvant Filter cloth
Rotary drum vacuum filter
Rotary drum vacuum filter
Rotary drum vacuum filter
Rotary drum vacuum filter
Rotary drum vacuum filter
 Filter presses

Filter plate Frame

Suspension
Filter
cloth

Support

Filtrate
Filter press
Filter presses
Filter presses
Filter presses
Band Filter
Band Filter