Operating Mode
Continuous or Semi-Continuous
Host Equipment
Emissions Port (Vent)
No
Special Input/Output Ports
Yes
A Rotary Vacuum Filtration Procedure can be created by selecting the following menu option:
Unit Procedures } Filtration } Rotary Vacuum Filtration
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Operating Mode |
Continuous or Semi-Continuous |
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Host Equipment |
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Emissions Port (Vent) |
No |
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Special Input/Output Ports |
Yes |
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This unit procedure simulates filtration and continuous cake in a rotary vacuum filter (RVF). RVF units are used widely in the food, biochemical, agricultural, and other industries. They can operate continuously and handle large throughputs.
● Wash Water: the designated input port for wash water.
● Feed: the designated input port for the feed stream.
● Cake: the designated output port for the cake.
● Filtrate: the designated output port for the filtrate.
The following operation types are currently supported in the context of this unit procedure:
● Filter, see Rotary Vacuum Filtration
● CIP, see Clean-In-Place (CIP)
● Hold, see Holding
● SIP, see Steam-In-Place (SIP)
Note that operations CIP, Hold, and SIP are only available in semi-continuous operating mode.
The following procedures offer a similar functionality:
● Plate and Frame Filtration Procedure
● Nutsche Filtration Procedure
● Centrifugation in a Basket Centrifuge (Top Discharge) Procedure