Question: A graduate engineer did some laboratory filtration experiments to predict performance of a filter C a C O 3 slurry filter. Table 2 shows results

A graduate engineer did some laboratory filtration experiments to predict performance of a filter
CaCO3 slurry filter. Table 2 shows results from a laboratory filtration test conducted at a constant
pressure drop of 46kPa at a temperature of 25C using a filter with an area of 440cm2. The raw slurry
contained 23.5gLCCO3 in H2O.
HINT: Use this Equation:
tVA=c2P(VA)+RfP
Table 2: Results of laboratory filtration trials at constant P of 46kPa
a) Determine the specific cake resistance () and the resistance of the filter cloth (Rf).
b) Assume the cake is incompressible and determine the time required to filter 20,000L of slurry
through a filter with an area of 10m2 and pressure drop of 195kPa.
c) The graduate engineer noticed the filtration was taking longer than expected and returned to
the lab for a second experiment. The second filtration experiment was conducted at a
constant pressure drop of 195kPa (results shown in Table 3). Based on these results, was the
assumption of incompressible cake valid? How would this impact the filtration time calculated
in (b)?
Table 3: Results of laboratory filtration trials at constant P of 195kPa.
I am mainly confused how to find viscosity so i can use the formula kp=(alpha*mu*c)/A^2 Delta P
 A graduate engineer did some laboratory filtration experiments to predict performance

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