Introduction to Bag Filter

Mohd Azam
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 Contents

• Introduction
• Mechanical Shakers
• Reverse Air
• Pulse Jet
• Design Variables
 Introduction
• A baghouse filter is an air pollution control device and dust collector
that removes particulates or gas released from commercial
processes out of the air. [1]
• Baghouses came into widespread use in the late 1970s after the
invention of high-temperature fabrics capable of withstanding
temperatures over 350 °F (177 °C). [2]

Baghouse dust collector for asphalt plants

Picture Credit: By Cornhorn – Own work,
CC BY-SA 3.0,
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php?curid=29408433
 Mechanical Shakers
• Baghouses are classified by the cleaning method used. The three most common
types of Baghouses are mechanical shakers, reverse gas, and pulse jet. [3]
• In mechanical-shaker Baghouses, tubular filter bags are fastened onto a cell plate
at the bottom of the baghouse and suspended from horizontal beams at the
top. Dirty gas enters the bottom of the baghouse and passes through the filter,
and the dust collects on the inside surface of the bags. [4]
• Cleaning a mechanical-shaker baghouse is accomplished by shaking the top
horizontal bar from which the bags are suspended. [5]

Mechanical-shaker type baghouse filter for controlling air

pollution.
By Goran tek-en
CC BY-SA 4.0
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58371
 Reverse Air Baghouse Filter
• In reverse-air Baghouses, the bags are fastened onto a cell plate at the bottom of
the baghouse and suspended from an adjustable hanger frame at the top. Dirty gas
flow normally enters the baghouse and passes through the bag from the inside,
and the dust collects on the inside of the bags. [6]
• Bags are cleaned by injecting clean air into the dust collector in a reverse direction,
which pressurizes the compartment. The pressure makes the bags collapse
partially, causing the dust cake to crack and fall into the hopper below. [7]

Reverse-Jet type baghouse filter for controlling air

pollution
By Goran tek-en
CC BY-SA 4.0
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rid=30458370
 Pulse Jet
• In reverse pulse-jet Baghouses, individual bags are supported by a metal cage (filter
cage), which is fastened onto a cell plate at the top of the baghouse. Dirty gas enters
from the bottom of the baghouse and flows from outside to inside the bags. The
metal cage prevents collapse of the bag. [8]
• Bags are cleaned by a short burst of compressed air injected through a common
manifold over a row of bags. [9]

Reverse-Jet type baghouse filter for controlling air

pollution
By Goran tek-en
CC BY-SA 4.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?cu
rid=30458370
 Design Variables

• Pressure drop: Pressure drop (ΔP) is the resistance to air flow across the baghouse.
A high pressure drop corresponds with a higher resistance to airflow. Pressure drop
is calculated by determining the difference in total pressure at two points, typically
the inlet and outlet.
• Filter Drag: It is the resistance across the fabric-dust layer.
• The air to cloth ratio: It is defined as the amount of gas entering the baghouse
divided by the surface area of the filter cloth; unit = (ft/minute or cm/s). [10]
 References
• [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20121013103835/http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5636422/description.html
• [2] https://web.archive.org/web/20130807184646/http://www.neundorfer.com/knowledge_base/baghouse_fabric_filters.aspx
• [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghouse#Mechanical_shakers
• [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghouse#Mechanical_shakers
• [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghouse#Mechanical_shakers
• [6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghouse#Reverse_air
• [7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghouse#Reverse_air
• [8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghouse#Pulse_jet
• [9] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghouse#Pulse_jet
• [10] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghouse#Design_variables