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Using mechatronics for the interpretation and modelling of the pressure filter cycle

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posted on 2009-06-30, 13:25 authored by Steve Tarleton, Darryl L. Hancock
An experimental apparatus combining the principles of mechatronics with a dead-end pressure leaf filter is described. The computer controlled and sequenced apparatus was used to monitor performance during the cake formation, gas dewatering and displacement washing phases of filter cycles. Data relating to cake properties and liquor transport rates were acquired through electrical resistance measurements and suitable transducers. The data illustrate the versatility and accuracy of the apparatus and they are used to compare with predictions given by existing theories, particularly for cake formation. Batch experimental results obtained with aqueous suspensions of calcite are shown to compare favourably with theoretical predictions for important design parameters such as cake height and cumulative volume of filtrate whereas data for more compressible talc systems tended to show more deviation. The work presented highlights the benefit of a mechatronics approach to experimentation and emphasizes the importance of data acquisition and system control to future developments in filter design.

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School

  • Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering

Department

  • Chemical Engineering

Citation

TARLETON, E.S. and HANCOCK, D.L., 1997. Using mechatronics for the interpretation and modelling of the pressure filter cycle. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 75 (3), pp. 298-308

Publisher

Elsevier / © Institution of Chemical Engineers

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publication date

1997

Notes

This article was published in the journal, Chemical Engineering Research and Design [© The Institution of Chemical Engineers ] and the definitive version is available at: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/713871/description#description

ISSN

0263-8762

Language

  • en

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