Question

1. A suspension containing 0.5 lb of carbonyl iron powder per liter of a solution of 0.01 M NaOH is to be filtered, using a leaf filter. Estimate the size (area) of a filter to obtain 100 lb of dry cake in 1 h of filtration at constant pressure drop of 20 psi. The cake is incompressible. The specific cake resistance is 0 x 10¹² ft/lb. The resistance of the medium is taken as 0.1 /in

Viscosity of 0.01 M NaOH is 6.8 x 10^-4 lb_m/ft-s

Answer 1

I have taken The specific cake resistance is 10^11 ft/lb.  

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