group 3 May 9, 2022

ROTARY DRUM
FILTER
GENERAL
FILTER
 02 Noor Amalia

GROUP 3 06 Fransiska Wikan

15 Naelya Zabrina

18 Fadhil Mukhlisin

19 Saifana Q Naura
 Definition of Rotary Drum
Filter

A rotary filter is one type of filter that is operated continuously. Like

other filtration tools, this tool has a filter medium and support as the
main component, only the support is in the form of a cylinder and the
filter medium surrounds it. The cylindrical shape resulted in this tool
being given the name drum. During operation, the drum rotates slowly,
hence the name rotary. Often this tool is referred to as a rotary vacuum
filter because the pressure condition in the drum is a vacuum.

Rotary drum vacuum filters (RDVF) are widely used in chemical plant
operations. This filter is very efficient and capable of producing solid
catch and high cake output.
 History

1872’s 1920's 1920's until 1960s 1970’s

Patented in England Used in the U.S. Drum & scraper type was Present belt type filter
predominant widely used
Types The types of rotary vacuum filters based on where the cake are
formed are:

External Rotary Drum Internal Rotary Drum Vacuum

Vacuum Filter Filter
Types Basically there are five types of discharge that are used for the
rotary vacuum drum filter such as belt, scraper, roll, string and
pre coat discharge.

Belt discharge Scraper discharge Roll discharge

Types Basically there are five types of discharge that are used for the
rotary vacuum drum filter such as belt, scraper, roll, string and
pre coat discharge.

String discharge Pre coat discharge

 The working of rotary drum filter is divided into
How it works? various zones such as pick-up zone, drainage
zone, washing zone, drying zone, and cake
removal zone.

Rotary Vacuum Drum Filters process slurry and

discharge cake in a continuous process. RVDFs
can be used in waste water treatment, sludge
dewatering, chemical manufacturing, the
pharmaceutical industry, cosmetics, mineral
mining and refining, and the food processing
industry. It is ideal for a slurry with variable cake
thickness, moisture content, and stickiness
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 Applications The range of applications of
rotary drum filters are :

For Considerable
continuous
The Block and
amount of In pharmaceutical
operation on solids, in the applications.
separation of instant yeast
large range of 15- the mycelia. production.
quantities. 30%.
 The advantages of rotary vacuum drum
Advantages filter compared to other separation
methods are:

Easily Can produce a

The Easily control
modified (pre- relatively
the cake
operating thickness.
coating filter clean product.
cost is low. process).
 The limitations of rotary
vacuum drum filter compared
Disadvantages to other separation methods
are:

The pressure Besides the Cake The cake High energy

difference is drum, other contains tends to consumption
theoretically accessories are residual crack. by the vacuum
limited. required. pump.
moisture.
 conclusion

A rotary drum vacuum filter is a filtering process tool that works

continuously. Rotary Vacuum Filters have many functions in industrial
applications including the petroleum industry, water and waste treatment,
food and beverage industry, precious metal processing, paper making, coal
industry, chemical industry, fertilizer industry, and machinery industry.
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