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7, Side Stream Filter
7, Side Stream Filter
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Operation: -
Before taking it in line for the first time Give the filter back: wash to take out the very fine particles of
dust. As the bed is already loose air scouring is not necessary.
Open the back wash drain & back wash inlet valve
Start the Back wash pump and adjust the discharge flow to 800 M3 / hr
Back wash till clear water comes out of drain line.
Close the drain line and open the vent to take off all air from the: filter
Close the vent & back wash inlet valve.
Stop the back wash pump.
Open main inlet and outlet valves
Adjust the flow to 150 M3/hr.
Back washing: -
Close the outlet and inlet valve of the filter.
Open the vent & back wash outlet valve and let the water drain when draining of water ceases closed the backwash
drain valve
Start the blower & stop it after 3 minutes
Again open back wash drain valve
Start the back wash pump & open the back wash inlet valve.
Adjust the discharge flow to 800 M3/hr.(Note: 150 M3/Hr air flow can also be maintained along with back wash
water .It will help in easily dislodging the mud out) and run it for 20 minutes
Close the drain valve & then vent valve after taking out all air from filter.
Open the main inlet and outlet valve and adjust the flow 150 M3/hr.
Note: keep on noting differential pressure across the filter and back wash it differential pressure reaches prefixed value.
Technical data: -
At 2% side streaming the flow through filters is
1 Power Plant 150 M3/hr
2,3,4,5,6, For Ammonia 440 M3/hr for each 4
7 Plant phase.
8,9,10,11 Urea Plant: 290 M3/hr for each
phase
(Circulation flow ammonia 22,000 M3 / hr each, Urea 16,800 M3 / hr. each & Power 7,500 M3 / hr.)
Filter Specification: -
Technical Data: -