Operating Mode
Batch/Semi-Continuous
Host Equipment
Emissions Port (Vent)
Yes
Special Input/Output Ports
Yes
A Plate and Frame Filtration Procedure can be created by selecting the following menu option:
Unit Procedures } Filtration } Plate and Frame Filtration
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Operating Mode |
Batch/Semi-Continuous |
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Host Equipment |
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Emissions Port (Vent) |
Yes |
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Special Input/Output Ports |
Yes |
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This unit procedure can simulate filtration and cake for removing suspended solids from a slurry. Plate & frame filters are widely used in the chemical, food, and environmental industries.
● Cake: the designated output port for the cake.
The following operation types are currently supported in the context of this unit procedure:
● Filter, see Cloth Filtration
● Wash Cake, see Cake Wash
● CIP, see Clean-In-Place (CIP)
● Gas Sweep, see Gas Sweep
● Hold, see Holding
● SIP, see Steam-In-Place (SIP)
● Transfer Out, see Transfer Out
The following procedure offers a similar functionality:
● Nutsche Filtration Procedure