How To Design Bag Filters

The key design parameter, designing a bag filter, is the filtration velocity, also known as “air
to cloth ratio”.

To obtain the total filtering area required to perform the duty, divide the actual gas flow rate
for the filtration velocity suggested for the application.

The most common value used, which covers a wide range of application is:

1 m/min = 3.3 ft/min

Once obtained the total filtration area it is possible to configure your bag filter.

In bag filters, the filtering medium is represented, of course, by bags.

Bags can have different sizes, that means the number of bags required for a total filtering area
can vary.

Now you have calculated your total number of required bags.

Typical values are:

Dbag: 150 mm = 6”

L bag: 6m = 20ft

To calculate your tube sheet surface required for your filtering area calculate at least 200 mm of
“bag to wall” clearance (referred to bag centreline) and at least 220 mm of “bag to bag” clearance.

Now that you learnt how to design bag filters, go to Bag Filter Design Calculator to start
designing your bag filter!