Cake filtration mechanisms in steady and （蛋糕在稳定和过滤机制）.pdf

Journal of Membrane Science, 77 (1993) 113-121 113 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.. Amsterdam Cake filtration mechanisms in steady and unsteady flows M.R. Mackley and N.E. Sherman Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3RA (UK) (Received April 29,1992; accepted in revised form October 21,1992) Abstract The cake filtration kinetics of a neutrally buoyant suspension of N 150 pm diameter polyethylene particles have been studied in laminar and oscillatory flows. Simultaneous measurements of both filtrate flux and cake height have been made, together with direct in situ optical observations of particle behav- iour at the cake-slurry interface. Mechanisms for the cake formation process have been identified, and under steady crossflow conditions, regimes of selective packing and decreasing particle capture proba- bility have been observed. The effect on the filtration mechanisms of unsteadiness in the crossflow has been investigated. Sinusoidal oscillations have been imposed upon a constant net flow in a channel geometry and the effect of the introduction of baffles above the filter medium has been examined. Flow patterns showing the behaviour of particles in the vicinity of the filter have been obtained which show that eddy circulation, both upstream and downstream of the baffles, can cause filter cake erosion. This effect has been enhanced by periodic switching of the differential pressure across the filter cake and its applicability for filtrate flux improvement has been investiga