posted on 2009-12-07, 13:05authored bySteve Tarleton, Darryl L. Hancock
Mechatronics combines the philosophies of mechanical and electrical engineering with computer
technology to aid the design and control of mechanical processes. This paper will propose the
concept of ‘chematronics’ which involves the combination of these disciplines to solve problems
within chemical engineering. A non-invasive tomographic technique has been used to obtain insitu
solids concentration profiles and hence the information required to understand more closely
the phenomena which occur during the pressure filtration cycle. A novel filter cell and its
associated experimental rig, constructed to acquire data for the filtration, dewatering and washing
phases of a filter cycle, are described along with some data obtained from filtration tests using
calcium carbonate suspensions. The data serve to highlight the potential of a chematronics
approach.
History
School
Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
Department
Chemical Engineering
Citation
TARLETON, E.S. and HANCOCK, D.L., 1996. Using chematronics to improve filtration equipment. IN: Proceedings of the 1996 IChemE Research Event, University of Leeds, 2-3 April 1996, pp. 841-843