Filter Press for Electrodewatering of Waterworks Sludge |
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| Authors: | Jung Eun Lee Jae Keun Lee Hee Kyu Choi |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Industrial Liaison Innovation Cluster , Pusan National University , South Korea jelee@pusan.ac.kr;3. Department of Mechanical Engineering , Pusan National University , South Korea;4. BK21 Eco-Friendly Heat &5. Cold Energy Mechanical Research Team , Gyeongsang National University , South Korea |
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| Abstract: | An electrodewatering filter press was designed and its performance was evaluated for basic operating parameters such as the electric field strength, time of electric field application, and changes in pressure. Dewatering efficiency improves with the increase of the electric field strength, application time, and pressure. Considering the operating costs due to energy consumption and electrode erosion, the optimal conditions were found to be 70 V/cm of electric field strength, 30 min of application time, and 588 kPa of pressure. The rate of electrodewatering doubled compared with that of mechanical dewatering (MDW) while the water content of the dewatered cake decreased by 25%. When an electric field is applied to the cake, clogging of the filter cloth becomes minimized due to electrophoretic mobility. The discharge of water from the cake porous matrix is facilitated owing to electroosmosis and thermal effect due to joule heating. As a result, the dewatering capacity of electrodewatering improves compared with the mechanical dewatering. The energy consumption of electrodewatering was about 370–450 kWh/t (dry solid), which accounts for only one tenth of the existing sludge treatment costs. |
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| Keywords: | Cake Dewatering efficiency Electric field Electrodewatering Mechanical dewatering Sludge Water content percentage |
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