Question: Example Problem A company is filtering a powder from a water / solvent mixture c P , = 1 0 0 9 k g m

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A company is filtering a powder from a water/solvent mixture cP,=1009kgm3) containing 0.1% solid particles by volume that have an average diameter of 10m. The cake formed has a porosity of =0.2. A plate and frame filter is used that is 1.5m by 2m and a pump that delivers a constant pressure of 30kPa. The frame used is only 1.5cm wide, so that it can only be operated until the cake is 0.5cm thick. What would be the volume filtered then, and the time (in min ) it takes to filter it?
 Example Problem A company is filtering a powder from a water/solvent

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