Given:

3
V ft =400 cm
3
V f =700 cm
t 1=30 s

t 2=40 s
3
ρ s=2000 kg / m
3
ρ L=1200 kg/ m
2 2
AT =100 cm → 0.01 m
Slurry=35 % wt

D=3 m

L=6 m

t=32 mm
xA s=0.26

Solution:
V f +2V e V f =2 KPt

V f +2V e V f =2 Kt
2
400 + 2V e ( 400 )=2 K (30)

7002 +2 V e ( 700 )=2 K (70)

V e =250 cm3
6
K=6000 cm /s

A RD=3 ( 6 ) π=18 π
2
6000(18 π)
K RD= 2
0.01
6
cm
K RD=1.918651096 x 1011
s

V eRD =250 ( 180.01π )

 6
11 cm
V eRD =1.918651096 x 10
s

For the volume and mass of the feed:

V cake= A RD (t)

V cake=18 π ( 1000
32
)
3
V cake=1.809557368 m

ms =1.809557368(2000)
ms =3619.114737 kg

3619.114737
0.35=
3619.114737+ mf
mf =6721.213083 kg

mfeed =6721.213083 kg+ 3619.114737 kg

mfeed =10340.32782 kg

6721.213083
Vf=
1200 kg /m3
V f =5.601010902 kg

For the submergence time:

V f + 2V e V f =2 K t s
2

( )
6
2 cm
[ 5.6010 ( 100 )3 ] + 2 ( 141371.694 cm3 ) ( 5.601010902 m3 ) ( 100 )3 =2 11
1.918651096 x 10
s
(t s )

123.0234316 seconds
t s=
0.26
t s=473.1670446 seconds

For the cycle time:

 123.0234316 seconds
t c=
0.26
t c =473.1670446 seconds

For the mass flow rate:

10340.32782 kg
m=
473.1670446
m=21.85344042 kg /s