Unit Operations

Sec (3)

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Overview
• Gas solid filtration
• Sheet 1 (contd.)

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Industrial Filters
• Bag filters

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Calculations
• Pressure drop across filter medium Fabric Kf
Cotton 1.5
Where, inch water
Wool 0.4
cP Nylon 2.7
ft/min Asbestos 0.56
depends on the fabric
Fiberglass 1.6
• Pressure drop across dust Dacron 0.55
Teflon 1.4
Where, 2-15 min
0.2-0.4
g.m-3

• Total pressure drop

Where, : 2-6 inch water

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Sheet (7), Problem (6)
Air laden dust at 25 g/m3 and with an average particle size of 5 micron is filtered in
a filter bag house. The bags consist of cotton cylinders of 2.5 m length and 300 mm
diameter. Air is admitted at 60°C and its viscosity is 0.018 cP. The air flow rate is
45000 Nm3/h. Estimate the number of bags in the house.
(Take Kf = 1.5 and Kd = 0.3).

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Sheet (7), Problem (6)

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Sheet (7), Problem (7)
A bag house contains 400 filters of 250 mm diameter and 3 m length. Flue gases are
admitted to that filter at the rate of 35000 Nm3/h at 115°C and 1.5 bar. They contain
15 g/m3 dust. Calculate the power required to drive the gases through the bag house.
(Molecular weight of flue gases = 30, Viscosity under prevailing conditions =
2.5×10-2 cP. Take Kf = 1.25 and Kd = 0.35).

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Sheet (7), Problem (7)

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 Questions?

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 Thank You

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