Filters and filtration handbook / Trevor Sparks, George Chase.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sparks, T. (Trevor), author.

Chase, George, author.

Contributor:

Institution of Chemical Engineers (Great Britain)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Filters and filtration--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Filters and filtration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (445 p.)

Edition:

6th ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; Waltham, Massachusetts : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Filters are used in most industries, especially the water, sewage, oil, gas, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical industries.The new edition of Filters and Filtration Handbook is an all-encompassing practical account of standard filtration equipment and its applications.

Contents:

Front Cover; Filters and Filtration Handbook; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgement; 1. Filtration - Introduction, Physical Principles and Ratings; 1.1 Introduction - Filtration and Separation; 1.1.1 Types of filtration process - the functions that they fulfil; 1.1.1.1 Filtration as a part of an overall separation process; 1.1.2 Air quality; 1.1.3 Drinking water; 1.1.4 Climate change; 1.1.5 The filtration business; 1.1.5.1 Industry drivers and trends; 1.1.6 History of filtration; 1.2 Physical Principles of Filtration; 1.2.1 Particles; 1.2.1.1 Solid-fluid suspension

1.2.1.2 Capture mechanisms1.2.1.3 Filter medium; 1.2.1.4 Surface, cake and depth filtration; 1.2.1.5 Cross-flow versus dead-end filtration processes; 1.2.1.6 Compressible cake; 1.2.1.7 Pre-coat and body feed; 1.2.1.8 Solid-liquid cake filtration and other de-watering mechanism; 1.2.1.9 Solid-liquid cake filtration, filter cake washing and other process steps; 1.3 Filter Ratings; 1.3.1 Absolute ratings; 1.3.2 Nominal rating; 1.3.3 Mean filter rating; 1.3.3.1 Filter efficiency; 1.3.4 Beta ratio; 1.3.4.1 Microbial rating; 1.3.5 Filter permeability (flow curves); 1.3.6 Effect of pulsating flow

1.4 Filter Tests1.4.1 Bead challenge test; 1.4.2 Multi-pass test; 1.4.3 Single-pass test; 1.4.4 Bubble point test; 1.4.5 Dirt-capacity test; 1.4.6 Media migration test; 1.4.7 Fatigue tests; 2. Filter Media; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 The filter media business; 2.1.2 Media structures; 2.2 Non-woven Media; 2.2.1 Paper media; 2.2.2 Bonded non-woven materials; 2.2.3 Wool resin media; 2.2.4 Needlefelts; 2.2.5 Melt spun materials; 2.3 Woven Fibre Media; 2.3.1 Woven fabrics; 2.3.1.1 Woven yarn fabrics; 2.3.1.2 Synthetic monofilament fabrics; 2.3.2 Woven wire mesh; 2.3.2.1 Types of weave

2.3.2.2 Sintered wire mesh2.4 Membranes; 2.4.1 Membrane types; 2.4.2 Membrane module formats; 2.4.3 Membrane processes; 2.5 Absorbent, Adsorbent and Biological Filter Media; 2.5.1 Absorbent media; 2.5.2 Adsorbent media; 2.5.3 Biological filters; 2.6 Rigid Porous Media; 2.6.1 Bonded porous media; 2.6.2 Inorganic materials; 2.6.3 Perforated plate; 2.6.4 Expanded metal sheets; 2.6.5 Bar and wire structures; 2.7 Loose Porous Media; 2.7.1 Deep-bed media; 2.7.2 Precoat filtration; 2.8 Assembled Cartridge Media; 2.8.1 Edge filters; 2.8.2 Stacked disc filters; 2.8.3 Yarn-wound cartridges

2.9 Media of Extremely Small FibresReferences; 3. Air and Gas Filtration; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Air Filter Classification; 3.2.1 Types of air filter and other air-cleaning devices; 3.3 Pad and Panel Filters; 3.3.1 Viscous panel filters; 3.3.2 Activated carbon filters; 3.3.3 Roll filters; 3.3.4 Bag and pocket filters; 3.3.5 Electrostatic precipitators; 3.3.6 Louvres; 3.3.6.1 Air filter selection; 3.4 Indoor Air Quality; 3.4.1 Air handling systems; 3.4.1.1 Building installations; 3.4.1.2 Pre-filters; 3.4.1.3 Fine filters; 3.4.1.4 HVAC system requirements; 3.4.1.5 Stand-alone air purifiers

3.4.1.6 Industrial air filtration

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-08-099400-8

OCLC:

936299944