Baghouse Filtration: Oper. Conds Tab

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

○ Removal (%) The percentage of a particulate component that is removed.	0.0	0 – 100
○ Cleaning Time Per Compartment (min) The actual duration of the cleaning step per compartment.	0.03	Positive
◙ Filtration Time (min) The actual duration of the operation (per cycle).	1.0	Positive
◙ Max Pressure Drop (kPa) Note that this value can only be set in Rating Mode.	5.0	Positive
○ Power Type Indicates the power type that is used by the operation. Click on the list box to bring up a list of available power types in order to select one.	<Std Power>	Any Power Type
● Power (kW) The total power consumed for the operation (per cycle).	0.0	Positive
◙ Linear Velocity (m/min) The linear velocity of the feed gas.	0.75	Positive
○ Fan Efficiency (%) The efficiency of the fan employed during the operation.	80.0	0 – 100
● Run Time (min)	10.4	Positive
● Max Areal Dust Density (kg/m²)	0.0	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.

•Filtration Time...

The Filtration Time is either specified or calculated based on the Max Pressure Drop. The Calculated option is available only in Rating mode.