The slurry concentration plays an important role in filtration. Four concepts of concentration are developed
the conventional concentration of slurry 5
which is the mass fraction of solids in slurry from the slurry-tank
the average concentration during filtration Sav defined by Sav =Ws/(ρV + mavWs)
the percentage variation of the average concentratin Eav defined by Eav=| (S-Sav)/S |×100%
and the instantaneous concentration of slurry in filtration St
which is the concentration at cake/slurry interface. On the basis of material balance
the equation of the instan taneous concentration of slurry in filtration is derived as follows: where ρs is the true density of cake solids
ρ the density of filtrate
A the filtration area
V the volume of filtrate
i the number of drainage surfaces
L the thickness of filter-chamber
and εi the porosity at cake/slurry interface which is determined by the Compression-Permeability Cell tes.tThe experiments to measure dV/d(L/i) in the equation were made by use of the experimental apparatus for hydraulic pressure distributions.