Process filtration cake resistance calculator

Calculate specific cake resistance and medium resistance with your own figures.

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Use specific cake resistance and medium resistance to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Cumulative filtrate volumes (m³)
0.001,0.002,0.003,0.004
Corresponding times (seconds)
12,28,48,72
Filter area (m²)
0.1
Pressure difference (Pa)
100000
Dynamic viscosity (Pa s)
0.001
Dry cake solids per filtrate volume (kg/m³)
10
Specific cake resistance (m/kg)
400,000,000,000.000061
Medium resistance (1/m)
100000000000
Linearized R squared
1

Try another scenario

Cumulative filtrate volumes (m³)
[0.001, 0.002, 0.003, 0.004]
Corresponding times (seconds)
[14, 32, 54, 80]
Filter area (m²)
0.1
Pressure difference (Pa)
100000
Dynamic viscosity (Pa s)
0.001
Dry cake solids per filtrate volume (kg/m³)
10
Specific cake resistance (m/kg)
400,000,000,000.000061
Medium resistance (1/m)
120000000000
Linearized R squared
1
Calculation method

Calculation method

Specific cake resistance (m/kg)

Fit t/V = slope V + intercept; alpha=2 area² pressure slope/(viscosity solids).

Medium resistance (1/m)

Rm=area pressure intercept/viscosity.

Linearized R squared

Constant-pressure incompressible cake model; reject negative fitted resistances.

Symbols and units
a
Cumulative filtrate volumes (m³)
b
Corresponding times (seconds)
c
Filter area (m²)
d
Pressure difference (Pa)
e
Dynamic viscosity (Pa s)
f
Dry cake solids per filtrate volume (kg/m³)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Filtrate-time data, supplied geometry-properties. Returns Model fit and resistance parameters. All coefficients and observations are user supplied; results describe only the stated mathematical model. Quantities are deterministic calculations from supplied observations and assumptions; no external data is fetched. Supported limits: Finite inputs only; numeric fields bounded as labelled. Lists and JSON records are limited to 256 entries unless a stricter tool bound is stated. No automatic design approval, legal conclusion, treatment recommendation or safety certification. Cumulative filtrate volumes (m³): minimum 1e-12, maximum 1000000000000.0. Corresponding times (seconds): minimum 1e-12, maximum 1000000000000.0. Filter area (m²): minimum 1e-12, maximum 1000000000000.0. Pressure difference (Pa): minimum 1e-12, maximum 1000000000000.0. Dynamic viscosity (Pa s): minimum 1e-12, maximum 1000000000000.0. Dry cake solids per filtrate volume (kg/m³): minimum 1e-12, maximum 1000000000000.0.
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