Membrane Filter Elements
Status: 06/2001/01 Operating Manual i
1 Safety Precautions ......................................................................1
Please observe the notes in the operating manual ................................................................. 1
2 Safety Regulations ...................................................................... 3
Explanation of symbols and warnings ..................................................................................... 3
2.1 Organisational measures......................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Safety equipment..................................................................................................................... 4
2.3 Informal safety measures ........................................................................................................ 4
2.4 Training of personnel............................................................................................................... 4
2.5 Particularly dangerous points .................................................................................................. 4
Danger resulting from improper use ........................................................................................ 4
Danger from substances ......................................................................................................... 5
Danger from careless use of personal protective equipment .................................................. 5
Dangers from improper assembly, mechanical dangers ......................................................... 5
Dangers and residual risks from incorrect behaviour by the operating personnel................... 5
2.6 Maintenance and service, troubleshooting.............................................................................. 6
2.7 Structural modifications to the membrane filter elements........................................................ 6
2.8 Cleaning the system and disposal........................................................................................... 6
2.9 Copyright ................................................................................................................................. 6
3 Shipping and Storage.................................................................. 7
3.1 Transporting the membrane filter elements............................................................................. 7
3.2 Storing the membrane filter elements...................................................................................... 7
4 Scope of Delivery......................................................................... 8
4.1 Checking and inspecting the membrane filter elements.......................................................... 8
4.2 Membrane filter elements in detail...........................................................................................8
5 Assembly and Commissioning ................................................ 11
5.1 Installing the filter cloths ........................................................................................................ 11
Selecting the filter cloths........................................................................................................ 11
Cutting the filter cloths to size................................................................................................ 11
5.2 Installation sequence of filter elements in the filter press ...................................................... 12
General information on installation sequence ....................................................................... 12
Basic installation sequence ................................................................................................... 13
5.3 Installation position in the filter press..................................................................................... 14
General information on the installation position..................................................................... 14
Positioning............................................................................................................................. 15
5.4 Plate shifting system.............................................................................................................. 16
Advice on using the membrane filter elements...................................................................... 16
6 Operating the Membrane Filter Elements................................ 17
6.1 Closing the filter press........................................................................................................... 17
6.1.1 Determining the closing force for standard filter elements up to 16 bar ................................ 18
Calculation formulae.............................................................................................................. 19
Conversion of the common units:.......................................................................................... 19
Reading the graphs ............................................................................................................... 21
Reading the graphs ............................................................................................................... 23
6.1.2 Determining the closing force for high-pressure membrane filter elements .......................... 24
6.2 Filtration................................................................................................................................. 26
6.2.1 Precoat filtration..................................................................................................................... 27
6.2.2 Product filtration..................................................................................................................... 27
6.2.2.1 Feeding solids into the filter chambers ..................................................................................28
Press packs made from membrane filter elements or membrane/filter plate combinations. . 29
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