BOKELA

Drum Filter
Economic & Sustainable Solutions for
Filtration, Washing and Dewatering

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 BOKELA Vacuum Drum Filters
Economic & Sustainable Solutions for Filtration, Washing and Dewatering

BOKELA drum filters enable economic and sustainable solutions for filtration, washing and
dewatering of a wide range of products in the
minerals, salt, chemical, pharmaceutical and food industry.

The modern BOKELA drum filters provide superior process results when it comes to filtration,
washing and dewatering of numerous products such as
crystallisation and precipitation products, pigments, food products, residues, …
coarse, fine and ultrafine particles
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Superior Performance and Operation through Innovative Filter Design

BOKELA vacuum drum filters are modern

high performance filters. The innovative
filter design results in superior performance
and operation characteristics.

BOKELA drum filters

have an individual design
are adapted to process and
product requirements
have superior hydraulic
characteristics
improve cake washing without
increasing the cake moisture
increase throughput by
50% to 75%
complete cake discharge even
at high filter speed

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 Fit for Challenging Applications

single cells for quick change of cloth

leading & trailing filtrate pipes
discharge by air blow back
large process angles α1, α2 αW
encased bearings
water lubrication i.e.
no grease or oil lubrication
excellent accessibility
easy maintenance & cleaning
modular system:
- capsulation
- vent hood
agitator drive
- CIP-System
deflector plate and cloth wash bar (beneath)

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Exchangeable Filter Cells Make Re-clothing Fast and Easy

The innovative BOKELA single cell design takes advantage of individual filter elements as known
from rotary disc filters. The filter cloth is made as bag and each cell can be exchanged individually.

re-clothing in only 1 hour by

exchanging of pre-clothed cells
no wiring and no sash cords for
cloth fixing necessary
no power tools or excessive force

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 Filtrate Pipe Design – Optimal Drainage and Separation of Filtrates

The exchangeable filter cells are

connected to external, lateral filtrate
pipes:

leading and trailing pipes ensure a

quick and complete emptying of
the filter cell

excellent filtrate drainage

trailing pipe optimal filtrate separation

compressed air blowback parallel

leading pipe
to the filter cloth by lateral air inlet
− prevents cloth from damage
− leads to optimized cake
discharge

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Control Head – Design for High Hydraulic Capacity

Pressure loss of a two-phase flow is up to 10 times higher than pressure loss of a single-phase
flow. Therefore, the control head is designed to pre-separate filtrate from air as far as possible.

More than 90% of the incoming filtrate/air

mixture is separated into a gas and liquor
flow. Entrainment of filtrate from the cake
formation zone into wash and/or dewatering
zone is prevented.

Standard Design:
2 filtrate outlets and one snap-blow
bridge blocks for variable process
zones (as required)
back-suction of filter cloth
exchangeable wear protection
Options:
bubbling zone
Pre-separation control head
3rd filtrate outlet
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 Option: Cake Washing (Wash Hood)

Full cone nozzles

middle to large wash ratios

good, plane-like distribution of wash water

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Cake Discharge – Snap Blow System

The filter cake is discharged completely with low overpressure thanks to quick blowback impulse
exactly timed by a snap blow valve.

snap blow valve

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 Exemplary Application:
Vacuum Drum Filter XS1-Type for Gypsum Filtration (1/2)

Filtration of gypsum with 1 m² vacuum drum filter & exchangeable filter cells

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Exemplary Application:
Vacuum Drum Filter XS1-Type for Gypsum Filtration (2/2)

Filtration of gypsum with 1 m² vacuum drum filter & exchangeable filter cells

Benefits:

significant savings of invest costs

Operational Data:
Filtration area:
Solids throughput:
Residual moisture:
− considerably smaller foot print than
12 m² belt filter (parallel operated
with 1,300 kg/h)
− no new filter building necessary
− reduced peripheral equipment
significant savings of energy costs
− 45 kW vacuum pump instead of 75 kW
− smaller drive units
1 m²
1,750 kg/h
22 %

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 Exemplary Application:
Filtration and Washing of Gypsum with XS2-Type

Product and performance data

gypsum
temperature of suspension: 45 / 20 °C
solids throughput: mS > 800 kg/m²h
recovery of mother filtrate: 4 kg MF/kg DS
result of cake wash
component 1: c0 = 11% ccake < 0,5 %
component 2: c0 = 3,5% ccake < 0,1%
moisture content: mc < 34 %

Filter data
2 m² filter area
24 single cells für quick re-clothing
drum diameter: 0,9 m
filter speed: 0,2 – 1,1 Upm
wash cabin for clean & safe operation
cake discharge by compressed air blowback
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Exemplary Application:
Filtration and Dewatering of Gypsum with S5-Type (1/2)

The filter replaces 2 belt filters of 8 m² filter area each.

Main target:
Reduction of moisture content in filter
cake from 65 wt-% (received with bellt
filter) to 45 wt-%

Product and performance data

gypsum
- particle size: x50 > 42 µm
- TSuspension: 45 °C

performance data:
- solids throughput: 5 t/h
- cake moisture: 43 - 45 wt-%

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 Exemplary Application:
Filtration and Dewatering of Gypsum with S5-Type (2/2)

Technical data:
- 5 m² filter area
- 36 exchangeable filter cells
- CIP system for clean & safe operation

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Exemplary Application:
Filtration and Washing of Fine Pigments (1/2)

4 high performance drum filters with

5 m² filter area each replace 4 drum filters
of old design with 8 m² filter area each

Product and performance data

pigments with x50 < 7 µm
temperature of suspension: 70 °C
solids throughput: 180 – 290 kg/m²h
wash result: reduction of conductivity
from 42.000 µS down to180 µS after
cake wash
wash ratio: WR = 3,5 m³ WW / m³Pore

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 Exemplary Application:
Filtration and Washing of Fine Pigments (2/2)

Filter Data

5 m² filter area per filter

36 exchangeable cells for quick re-clothing
drum diameter: 1,4 m
filter speed: 0,2 – 1,1 Upm
adjustable wash bars with spray nozzles for
efficient cake wash
wash cabin for clean & safe operation
cake discharge with compressed air blowback

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Exemplary Application:
Filtration and Washing of a Textile Dye Product

The BOKELA drum filter replaces several filter presses of 40 m² each.

Main target: Removal of sodium thiosulphate by cake washing and change from batch process
to contiunuous filtration.

product: textile dye

- particle size: x50 = 69 µm
- TSuspension: 70 °C
technical data:
- 3 m² filter area
- 24 exchangeable filter cells
- adjustable wash bars
- encapsulation & CIP system
for clean & safe operation
performance data:
- solids throughput: 1.0 t/h
- wash ratio: 1.1
- salt content in cake: < 2 wt-%
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 Exemplary Application:
Filtration and Washing of a Pharma Pre-product

filtering of a pharma pre-product

− particle size: < 10 µm

technical data:
- 3 m² filter area
- 24 cells (exchangeable plates)
- 3 adjustable wash bars
- encapsulation & CIP system
for clean & safe operation

performance data:
− solids throughput: 1.9 – 3.4 t/h
− wash ratio: 1.3 – 1-7
− cake moisture: 40 wt-%

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Exemplary Application:
Filtration and Washing of an Organic Pharma Intermediate

Filtration, washing and dewatering of

an organic pharmaceutical intermediate

technical data:
- 2 units, each of 3 m² filter area
- 24 cells (exchangeable plates)
- 3 adjustable wash bars
- cake discharge with compressed air
blowback
- encapsulation & CIP system
for clean & safe operation

Exchangeable filter cells performance data:

− solids throughput: 1.1 – 2.1 t/h
− wash ratio: 1.0 – 2.0
− cake moisture: 50 wt-%

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 Exemplary Application:
Filtration and Dewatering of Food Ingredients

filtering of pectins from different

sources

technical data:
- 3 m² filter area
- 24 exchangeable filter cells
- capsulation
- CIP system
- explosion proof

performance data:
- solids: 1300 – 700 - 225 kg/h
(depending on source of
suspension)

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Sizing, Layout and Auxiliaries of BOKELA Drum Filters

Filter Type [-] XS1 XS3 S5 M9

Filtration Area [m²] 1 3 5 9

Drum Diameter [mm] 930 930 1400 1874

Number of Singe Cells [-] 24 24 36 36

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