Design of Disc filter

Input
Flow Q 100 L/h
Filtration speed v 6 m3/m2 h
Effective filtration factor 0.7 -
No. of disc unit 6 - (A disc unit is defined to be made
No. of disc in each unit 2 -
Ratio of dia of filter to outer dia of centr d/Ds 5 -
Ratio of outer to inner dia of central sha Ds/ds 1.2 -

Calculation
Surface area of filter 0.016667 m2
Actual surface area of filter Af 0.02381 m2
Area of each disc unit Adu 0.003968 m2
Area of each disc Ad 0.001984 m2 𝐴_𝑑=𝜋/4 𝑑^2
Diameter of disc d 0.050262 m
Outer diameter of central shaft Ds 1.00524 cm
Inner diameter of central shaft ds 0.8377 cm
Actual diameter of filter dactual 0.051257 m
5.125739 cm 𝐴_𝑑=𝜋/4
6 cm (𝑑_𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙^2−𝐷_𝑠^2 )

Basin details
Distance between the disc unit 1.5 cm Assumed
Thickness of the disc td 1 cm Assumed
Total thickness of the discs 6 cm
Total space required to arrange the disc 7.5 cm
unit with central shaft
Space required in the front and back- 4 cm
side of the central shaft (2 cm is kept on either side)

Length of the basin L 17.5 cm

Height of the basin H 15 cm
Width of the basin W 10 cm
Volume of the basin V 2.625 L
nit is defined to be made of 2 discs)

𝐴_𝑑=𝜋/4 𝑑^2

𝐴_𝑑=𝜋/4
(𝑑_𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙^2−𝐷_𝑠^2 )

kept on either side)