How to Size a Filter Press

Our goal at M.W. Watermark™ is to help our customers make the most informed equipment and equipment sizing decisions possible.

Many years of experience across a wide variety of filter press applications provides a knowledge base that serves our customers well.

Feel free to contact us at any time to discuss your particular solid-liquid project.

Please work to obtain in advance as much of the information as possible outlined below. If one or more criteria are not available, our technicians can test a sample of the slurry, and/or use some standard data. (See Laboratory Testing section below for more information).

Information Needed to Determine How to Size a Filter Press

• Type of slurry to be processed

• Amount of slurry to be processed in a given amount of time expressed in either:
—Gallons per minute, per hour, per day or per week
—Pounds of solids (100% dry basis) per time period

• Number of hours per day, and days per week the process operates

• Percent solids (by weight) in slurry

• Specific gravity of slurry (if available)

• Process operating temperature

• Density of wet filter cake

• Chemical conditioning amounts, if required (D.E., etc.)

• Press location: Indoor or outdoor, temperature range

• Desired cake thickness (std. is 32mm – 1 1/4”)

• Manual, Semi-automatic or Automatic closure and control automation needs to be specified

• Other (Please specify optional features required)

Laboratory Testing

M.W. Watermark maintains an in-house laboratory for determining the most effective equipment, equipment sizing, filtration media and dewatering techniques for your specific application.

After treatment, we can return to you the clean water (filtrate) and filter cake, along with an analytical report of our findings.

Services range from feasibility testing of your materials to providing small portable pilot filter press units for on-site testing.