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Title

Solid-liquid separation / editor, Ladislav Svarovsky.

Publication

London ; Boston : Butterworths, 1981.

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Details

Additional Authors

Svarovsky, Ladislav.

Description

xiii, 556 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Butterworths monographs in chemistry and chemical engineering

Uniform Title

Butterworths monographs in chemistry and chemical engineering

Subject

• Separation (Technology)
• Festkörper
• Flüssigkeit
• Trennverfahren
• Zweiphasensystem
• Scheidingstechnieken
• Chemische technologie
• Procesbeheersing
• Vloeistoffen
• Vaste stoffen
• Sedimenten
• Coagulatie
• Filtratie
• Séparation (technologie)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Introduction to solid-liquid separation / L. Svarovsky -- Pretreatment of suspensions -- Equipment and principles -- The spectrum of particle size -- Characterization of particles suspended in liquids / L. Svarovsky -- Introduction, the reasons for particle characterization -- Definitions of particle size -- Types of particle size distribution -- Measures of central tendency -- Presentation of data -- Sampling -- Laboratory measurement of particle size -- On-line measurement techniques -- Statistical measurement control -- Efficiency of separation of particles from fluids / L. Svarovsky -- Basic definitions and mass balance equations -- Basic relationships between E[subscript T], G(x) and the particle size distributions of the products -- Modifications of efficiency definitions for applications with an appreciable underflow-to-throughout ratio -- A new method of testing separators -- Coagulation and flocculation -- M. A. Hughes -- The colloidal model -- Electrokinetic phenomena and the zeta potential -- Practical applications of the zeta potential -- Flocculation by polyelectrolytes -- Orthokinetic flocculation / K. J. Ives -- Theory -- Laboratory testing -- Practical flocculators -- Current developments -- Gravity clarification and thickening / L. Svarovsky -- Clarifiers -- Thickeners -- Hydrocyclones / L. Svarovsky -- Introduction and description -- Liquid flow patterns -- Motion of suspended particles -- Pressure distribution within the flow, static pressure drop -- Hydrocyclone function, design and merits.
• Theories of separation -- Hydrocyclone selection and scale-up -- Design variations, other design features -- Applications -- Separation by centrifugal sedimentation / L. Svarovsky -- Theoretical performance predictions -- Equipment -- Factors affecting the choice of centrifugal equipment -- Recent developments -- Filter media, filter rating / Lawrence G. Loff -- Filter media -- general -- Cartridge filters -- Rigid porous media -- Non-woven media -- Woven wire -- Woven fabrics -- Material selection -- Filter rating -- Filtration fundamentals / L. Svarovsky -- Flow rate-pressure drop relationships -- Filtration operations -- basic equations, incompressible cakes -- Filtration operations -- basic equations, compressible cakes -- Relationship between specific cake resistance, porosity and specific surface -- Cake moisture correction -- mass balance -- Further development of filtration theory -- The benefits of pre-thickening -- Filtration of non-Newtonian liquids -- Cake washing / L. Svarovsky -- Introduction, methods of washing solids -- Principle of cake washing, the washing curve -- Is it always best to dewater before cake washing? -- How much wash liquid is needed? -- Can the washing curve be predicted? -- An example of a cake washing calculation -- Cake washing on continuous filters -- Methods for limiting cake growth / L. Svarovsky -- Removal of cake by mass forces -- Mechanical cake removal -- Dislodging of cake by reverse flow -- Prevention of cake deposition by vibration -- Cross-flow filtration.
• Pressure filtration / L. Svarovsky -- Batch pressure filtration -- Batch pressure filtration -- Continuous filtration -- Continuous pressure filtration -- Vaccum filtration / L. Svarovsky -- Nutsche filter -- Enclosed agitated vacuum filters -- Vacuum leaf filter -- Tipping pan filter -- Horizontal rotating pan filters -- Horizontal belt vacuum filters -- Rotary vacuum drum filters -- Rotary vacuum disc filters -- Selection of continuous vacuum filters -- Improvement of filter performance by physical pretreatment of the slurry -- Centrifugal filtration / L. Svarovsky -- Perforate basket centrifuge -- Peeler centrifuge -- Conical basket centrifuge -- Pusher centrifuge -- Scale-up and testing -- Countercurrent washing of solids / L. Svarovsky -- The pumping arrangements -- Advantages and capabilities of a countercurrent washing system -- Mass balance calculations for the solids -- Washing efficiency calculations -- Washing train design recommendations -- Applications, case studies -- Separator series and networks / L. Svarovsky -- Series connections on overflow -- Series connections on underflow -- Series connections on both outlets -- Mass balance calculations -- The selection of solid-liquid separation equipment / H. G. W. Pierson -- Sedimentation or filtration? -- Sedimentation equipment -- Filtration equipment -- A note from the editor -- Particle-fluid interaction, thermodynamics of solid-liquid separation / L. Svarovsky -- Particle-fluid interaction -- Motion of particles in fluids -- Flow through packed beds.
• Particles in non-Newtonian liquids -- Thermodynamics of solid-liquid separation -- Some notes on entropy -- Entropy index -- Criterion of separation -- Estimates of sediment porosity.

ISBN

• 040870943X
• 9780408709439

LCCN

82116233

OCLC

• ocm08290135
• 8290135
• SCSB-9325394

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library