CHEMICAL RECOVERY

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(SHARMA.D & 201525)
ROTATORY DRUM VACUUM FILTER
 INTRODUCTION

The most common type of continuous vacuum filter.

The rotary drum filter in which liquor is sucked

through a moving septum to deposit a cake of solids.

Cake is moved out of the filtering zone, washed,

sucked dry and dislodged from the septum.
 CONSTRUCTION

It is consisting on a sheet metal drum.

A vacuum system is also attached.
 The surface of the drum is the divided into different
section by stripes.
Filter medium is hold by metal strips on drum and
covered by filter cloth.
 In each section there are many pipes which open
inside the cover plates.
To remove the cake “Doctor knife” is provided.
 WORKING

Before filtration rotary drum filter is dip in tank of filter aid

for pre- coating (e.g. Diatomaceous earth, perlite or purified
wood cellulose).
Drum is rotated in slurry tank at a speed of 1 to 2 rpm. 1/3 of
drum is dip in slurry tank and vacuum is applied.
Cake formation.
As, the panel leave the cake formation zone it enters to
washing zone.
As, the panel leave the cake formation zone it enters to
washing zone.
Cake removed in cake removal zone.
Limitations

 It cannot be used for mixture of colloidal and coarse

particles.
 It must be used continuously.
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