Baghouse Filtration: Drag Tab

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Variable Definitions, Ranges and Default Values

The following table shows a brief description of the variables appearing in this tab. The table also displays their default values and their generally acceptable range:

Variable

Default Value

Range

 

◙ Clean Cloth Filter Drag (Ke) (Pa-min/m)

500

Positive

◙ Slope of Filter Drag Model (Ks) (Pa-min-m/g)

2.5

Positive

◙ Reference Velocity for Ks (m/min)
Check the box next to the parameter to set its value.

0.75

Positive

◙ Gas Viscosity (cP)

0.018

Positive

◙ Filter Depth (cm)

2.0

Positive

◙ Filter Permeability x 1E+11 (m2)

1.2

Positive

◙ Particulate Permeability x 1E+14 (m2)

7.5

Positive

◙ Particulate Layer Bulk Density (g/L)

1,600

Positive

Symbol Key: ○ User-specified value (always input); ● Calculated value (always output); ◙ Sometimes input, sometimes output

Specification Choices / Comments

The following list describes the available specification choices in this tab; for more details on how these are implemented, see Baghouse Filtration: Modeling Calculations.

•Reference Velocity for Ks...

The Reference Velocity of Ks is either specified by the user or calculated.