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Specific energy consumption of cake dewatering with vacuum filters.

Authors :
Huttunen, Manu
Nygren, Lauri
Kinnarinen, Teemu
Häkkinen, Antti
Lindh, Tuomo
Ahola, Jero
Karvonen, Vesa
Source :
Minerals Engineering. Jan2017, Vol. 100, p144-154. 11p.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

The energy consumption of vacuum filtration operations in cake filtration depends on the properties of the cake, the filtration conditions applied, and the progress of the cake dewatering process. Operating a vacuum filter at a high pressure difference requires a high air flow rate and thus has high energy consumption. By taking the filtered solids content into consideration together with the power demand and energy consumed at a certain pressure difference level, it is possible to investigate the specific power demand and energy consumption relative to the filtered cake solids content. When the mother liquor in the void space of the filter cake is replaced by air, the flow rate of air through the cake increases, which has a dramatic influence on the specific energy consumption. In this study, dewatering of calcite mine tailings is investigated with respect to the specific power demand and energy consumption of vacuum generation calculated using the assumption of an ideal isentropic process. The results of this study demonstrate clearly that both the air flow rate and the specific energy consumption in dewatering increase sharply after a certain solid content of the cake is reached. The results suggest that pumping costs in vacuum filtration can be reduced substantially by allowing a slight increase in the residual moisture content of the filter cake. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08926875
Volume :
100
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Minerals Engineering
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
119782260
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2016.10.025