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11.7. APPLICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE OF EQUIPMENT 323

TABLE 11.10. &plication of Cartridge Filters in Industry and TABLE 11 .I 1. Sizes of Commercial Discontinuous Pressure
Typical Particle Size Ranges Removed Filters
- (a) Approximate Area and Cake Capacity for Various Sizes of Plate and
Industry and Liquid Typical Filtration Range Frame Filterse
Cake-Holding Capacity per
Chcriiical Indusl!ry Size of Effective Filtration pea Chamber per 25 mm of
Alum 60 mesh-60 pm filter per Chamber (m ) Chamber Thickness I
Brinc 100-400 mesh plate
Ethyl Aicohon 5-10 pm (mm) Cast Iron Wood Cast lron Wood
Ferric Chloridc 30-250 mcsh 250 0.096 0.054 1.2 0.6
MerbicidcslPcsticines 100-700 mesh 360 0.2 0.123 2.5 1.43
Hydrochloric Acid 100 mesh to 5-10 pm 470 0.35 0.21 4.4 2.5
8.3
630
Mincral Oil 4.00 mesh 800 0.66 0.45 13.7 5.4
0.766
9.3
1.1
Nitric Acid 4,O mesh to 5-10 pm 1000 1.74 1.2 21.62 14.6
Pliosphoric Acid 100 mesh to 5-10 pm 1200 2.5 1.76 31.4 21.36
Sodium llydramidc 1-3 to 5-10clm 1450 3.7 2.46 46.24 30.2
Sodium Hypochlorite 1-3 to 5-10 pm
Sodium Sulfate 5-10 pm (b) Sizes of Kelly Filters (in.)
Sulfuric Acid 250 mesh to 1-3 pm 30x49 40x108 48x120 60x108
Synrhctic Oils 25-30 gm
Number of frames 6 8 10 12
Spacing between frames (in.) 4 4 4 4
Petrolcum Industry Filter area (sqft) 50 250 450 650
Atmosphcric iRcduced Crudc 25-75 rrm IC) Standard Sweetland Filter
Complction Fluids 200 mesh to 1-3 pm
DEA 250 mcsh lo 5-10 rrm Filter Filter Total
Dcasphalicd Oil 200 mcsh Len th No. No. Area Area Weight'
oB
2 in.
of
4 in.
Decant Oil 60 mesh ID * Shell Leaves Leaves S acing Spacing Filter
4 in.
2in.
Csicsel Fuel 100 mesh No. (In.) (in.) Space Space Psm (sqft) (Ibsl
Gas Oil 25-15 pm
Gasoline 1-3 pm 1 10 20; 9 5 8 4; 550
9
46
18
Hydrocarbon Wax 25-30 clrn 2 16 36; 30 15 185 23 21 50
7300
92
5 25
61
lrobu tam 250 mesh 7 25 82 41 20 252 123 9350
MEA 200 mesh to 5-10pm 10 31 109 54 27 523 262 16500
Naphtha 25-30 pm 12 37 145 72 36 1004 502 29600
Produced Watei for ilnjcction 1-3 lo 15-20 pm
Residual Oil 25-50 pm (dl Vallez Filter (Largest Size Onlv. 20ft Long, 7 ft high, 9 ft wideId
Seawater 5-10 pm
Stcam Injection 5-10 pm Spacin of No. of O.D. of Leaf Filter Area Cake Capacity
Vacuum Gas Oil 25-75 pm Leaves7in.l Leaves (in.) (sqftl bft)
3 52 52 1232 65
11 lndustrics 4 39 52 924 72
Adhcsivcs 30-150 mesh 5 31 52 734 79
Boilcr i:ccd Watcr 5-10 pm 6 23 52 646 92
causric Soda 250 mcsh
Chillcr Watcr 200 mcsh le1 Characteristics of Tvoical Vertical-Tank Pressure Leaf Filters"
City Watcr 500 mcsh to 1-3 brm Max. Approx. Approx.
Clay Slip (ceramic and china) 20-700 mcsh Tank Filter No. Leaf Cake Tank Overall Shipping
Coal-Bascd Synfuel 60 mcsh Diam Area of Spacing Capacity Volume Height Weight
(cuft)
(sqft) Leaves
(gal)
(Ib)
(ft)
(in.)
(in.)
Condcnsatc 200 mesh io 5-10 pm
Coolant Watcr !io0 mcsh 18 19 5 3 1.8 38 5.5 625
Cooling Tower Watcr 150-250 nicsh 18 24 5 3 2.3 45 6.0 650
Deionized Watcr '100-250 mcsh 18 27 7 2 1.7 38 5.5 650
675
45
2
Ethylenc GIYCOP IO0 mcsh IO 1-3 btm 18 35 7 3 2.2 128 6.0 1125
80
6.5
9
7.2
30
I'loor Palish 250 mesh 30 95 9 3 8.7 132 7.0 1200
Glycerine 5-10 um 30 110 12 2 6.6 128 6.5 1180
lnks 40-150 mesh 30 125 12 2 8.0 132 7.0 1275
Liquid Dctcrgcnt 40 nicsh 4% 320 16 3 30.0 435 8.8 2900
370
Machine Oil 150 mcsh 48 440 16 3 35.0 500 9.3 3050
3125
435
8.8
2
21
28.0
4%
Pelletizer Watcr 250 mcsh 48 510 21 2 32.0 500 9.3 3325
Phcnolic Rcsiri Bindcr GO mcsh
Photographic Chemicals 25-30 pni :F. H. Schule, Ltd.
Pump Scal Watcr 200 mesh to 5-10 pm Diameter of leaf 1 in. less.
Quench Watcr 250 nicsh Filled with water.
Resins 30- I50 mcsh dThere are smaller sizes with leaves the outside diameters of which
Scrubber Watcs 40- 100 mcsh are 44$, 36, 30, and 22 in.; for the 30 in. leaves, four lengths of shell are
available.
Was :!0-200 Incsh 'T. Shriver & Co., Inc.
Wcllwatcs ~- 60 IIICS~ to 1-3 CIIII
(Courtesy of Ronningen-Petter Division, Dover Corporation,
Portage, MI; Chewmisinoff and Azbel, 1983).