Ceramic Disc Filer

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Ceramic disc filer.

More than 200 units have been installed globally in base metal flotation concentrators and iron and ferrochrome pelletizing plants. Ceramic disc filter is a device that realizes solid liquid separation by vacuum negative pressure and capillary action of ceramic filter plate. Ceramic water filters cwf are an inexpensive and effective type of water filter that rely on the small pore size of ceramic material to filter dirt debris and bacteria out of water. Proper orientation of the ceramic membrane disc filters is critical to their performance.

Pore size µm 0 14. The one piece pressure formed disc technology of the westech ceramic disc filter also provides higher backwash pressure and longer lasting filter media. Also ceramic filters unlike paper have depth usually 1 4 so invasion and. Flowrox ceramic disc cd filter requires low investment and delivers clear filtrate with dry cake.

The disc filter is of rugged construction with each segment so made that it can be removed separately from others constituting the disc. Flowrox cd filter operates continuously with high capacity and is cost efficient solution for many concentrator and tailings processes. A heavy duty central shaft running in totally enclosed bearings carries the predetermined number of discs the whole being mounted on a welded steel tank which in turn is supported on a heavy steel frame. The stardisc vacuum disc filters by andritz are continuously operating disc filters which are available in two designs stardisc and stardisc xl.

A ceramic filter offers a simple to install solution with easy operation that replaces inefficient vacuum disc and drum filters. Ceramic disc filters have been widely used in dewatering of concentrates and tailings of mines ferrous metals non ferrous metals rare metals non metals etc and the treatment of environmentally. The typical filter for extracting iron contains 12 ceramic filtering plates of the filtering elements discs which have a diameter of about 2705 mm making the total filter surface 120 m 2. Compared to conventional vacuum filters it consumes approximately 90 less energy.

The disc should always be oriented so that the white smooth membrane surface is facing toward the feed. This filter is most suited to filter feed slurries with high solid concentrations 5 20 w w 2 and particles ranging in size from 1 700 µm.