Result

Weight fraction of calcium carbonate in slurry: 0.3%

Weight of wet cake: 1.82 kg

Weight of dry cake: 1.43 kg

Weight ratio of wet cake to dry cake (mf/mc): 1.27

Viscosity of filtrate (r): 13.33 pa.s

Density of filtrate(r) :1kg/L

Density of calcium carbonate: 2.93 g/cm3

Total active filter area: 47cm × 470cm

Pressure drop: 10 psi/ 68947.6 pa

Total filtration time: 21min 23sec

Total volume of filtrate: 80L

Filtrate Volume, V(L) Time, T(s) t/V
5 177 35.4
10 81 8.1
15 68 4.53
20 67 3.35
25 69 2.76
30 69 2.3
35 67 1.91
40 88 2.22
45 57 1.27
50 71 1.42
55 73 1.33
60 65 1.08
65 70 1.08
70 62 0.89
75 70 0.93
80 65 0.81
85 64 0.75

Figure 3: Graph t/V (min/L) Vs Volume of Filtrate, V(L)