Automatic filters
A starting route for continuous process-water duties requiring automatic cleaning.
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Pulp & Paper Filtration Solutions
Fibre shape, consistency, flow stability and the acceptable discharge condition drive the route more than a nominal micron number.
Process duties
Define what the filtration step must accomplish.
- Protect sprays, heat exchangers and water circuits
- Remove fibres or suspended solids with less process interruption
- Separate or dewater concentrated slurries
- Coordinate purge, discharge and cleaning with the plant process
Equipment routes
Compare mechanisms before choosing a model.
The routes below are preliminary. Hydraulic sizing, material compatibility and the required operating mode remain part of engineering review.
Bag filter housings
For planned-intervention duties with manageable solids loading.
Review equipment route →Solid-liquid separation
For concentrated feed where discharge or dewatering is a core objective.
Review equipment route →Plate filtration
For pressure-filtration duties where cake formation or recovery is required.
Review equipment route →Selection boundaries
What this page does not prove
- Fibre geometry and compressibility can be more important than nominal size.
- Purge or reject flow must be included in the plant mass balance.
- Pilot review may be needed where feed variability is high.
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Minimum useful process inputs
- Feed point and process role
- Fibre or solids characterization
- Consistency and flow range
- Pressure, temperature and utilities
- Required filtrate and solids discharge condition
- Permitted interruption and cleaning method
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