Vacuum leaf

filter

instrute
ch

INSTRUCTION
MANUAL

VACUUM LEAF FILTER

SET UP
DESCRIPTION
SPECIFICATIONS
INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS
PRECAUTIONS
TROUBLE SHOOTING

EXPREMENTATION
THEORY
OPERATING PROCEDURE
SYSTEM CONSTANTS
OBSERVATION TABLE
CALCULATIONS

AIM:

To study vacuum filtration and to determine specific cake resistance () and filter
medium resistance (Rm).
APPRATUS:
Vacuum filtration unit, stop watch

CaCO3 slurry (of known concentration) measuring

cylinder, weighing balance, oven or drier to dry the cake.

THEORY:
The filter leaf consists of a metal frame work for groove plate over which filter cloth
is fixed the slurry to be filter fill the place along the leaf and force to fall through leaf
by applying vacuum within the filter cake will come out side of leaf (on filter cloth)
and filtrate (clear liquid) passes to the filter discharge system.
EXPERIMENTAL SET UP:
Vacuum filtration unit: Leaf filter consist of shell of I.S. 226 quality material leaf
filtration takes place in separate vessel with agitator to keep slurry concentration
even during filtration will be provided with suitable filter cloths half to provide with
vacuum gauge unit is nasal along with in vacuum gauge unit is fabricated out of I.S.
226 material unit is coupled to a vacuum pump of max 0.5 H.P. drive unit I mounted
on table.
Procedure:
1. Prepare

CaCO3 slurry of x % concentration (5 or 10% ) by wt. in a given pot.

Total volume of slurry should be 4 lit up till that leaf must be immersed in the
slurry.
2. Open valve

V1 and V2 close as shown in the diagram.

Keep valve 3 of

throughout the experiment. Apply vacuum by vacuum pump. Vacuum can

be adjusted to a definite pressure in inch of indicated by pressure gauge.

3. Observe, level of filter (level gauge). For rise in level 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 cm.

note down time in sec. for every second plot graph of

v
v 5

From graph determine valve of slope kp and ordinate in intercept C substitute

in form formulae to calculate

RM .

4. Remove filter cloth and scrap the cake deposited on cloth and dry it in oven
and then take its weight.
OBSERVATION:
1. Total pressure: 254 mm Hg.
2. Diameter of cylinder 5.5 cm
3. Volume of filtrate = 415 ml
4. area of cylindrical shell = 0.00237m
OBSERVATION TABLE:
Sr.

Dia.

Ht.

V= A X h

No.

cm

cm

---V

V m

CALCULATIONS:

K pv C
d
Kp

W
A2 p gc

RESULT:
1. Sp. Resistance of cake = --------------------2. filter medium resistance= -------------------

min

/ V s/m