VPA FILTER

Process Specification

Customer: Compañia Minera Ruta de Cobre Project: 0

Application: Cu Concentrate Country: Ecuador
Proposal No.: SAL-519925 Date: September 25, 2018
Based on: Estimate Revision: 0

INPUTS
Solids density: 4,10 t/m³
Liquid density: 1,00 t/m³
Capacity DMTPH, total: 37,4 (dry metric ton per hour)
Capacity DMTPH, per filter: 37,35
Feed solids, w/w: 60,0 %
Pulp density: 1,83 t/m³
Cake moisture: 9,0 %
80% passing product size: 23 µm
% passing product size: 0 µm
% passing product size: 0 µm
% passing product size: 0 µm

CYCLE TIME
Operating cycle;
filtration: 3,05 min 183 sec
compression: 0,50 min 30 sec
washing: 0,00 min 0 sec
air blow: 2,30 min 138 sec
technical time: 3,90 min 234 sec
Total cycle time: 9,75 min 585 sec

SLURRY FEED
Slurry feed pressure (at VPA filter): 0,0 bar

COMPRESSED AIR
Membrane pressure (at VPA filter): 0,0 bar 0 psi
Air blow pressure (at VPA filter): 0,0 bar 0 psi
Air flow at end of air blow: 0,3 Nm³/m²,min 1,0 ft³/ft²,min
Air blow area, per filter: 68,0 m² 732 ft²
Required air capacity at end of air blow, per filter: 20,4 Nm³/min 720 ft3/min

OTHER INFORMATION
Slurry volume / cycle / filter: 5,9 m³ 1556 gallon (US)
Dry Solids / cycle / filter: 6,5 ton 7,1 short ton
Wet Cake / cycle / filter: 7,1 ton 7,8 short ton
Filtration rate (double area basis): 292,7 kg/m²,h 59,9 lb/ ft².h
Filtration rate (single area basis): 585,4 kg/m²,h 119,9 lb/ ft².h
Instantaneous Capacity DMTPH per filter 40 ton 43,9 short ton
Instantaneous Capacity DMTPH, total 40 ton 43,9 short ton

EQUIPMENT SELECTION
Total volume, per filter: 2 720 liters 718,5 gallon (US)
VPA filter size: 15
Chamber depth: 40 mm 1,57 inch
Chambers, per filter: 40
Selected VPA Filter size: VPA 1540-40
VPA filters in operation: 1
VPA filters in standby: 0