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Wetlaid Liquid Filter Media Choices

Wetlaid Liquid Filter Media Choices

Wetlaid media, among the most common fine filtration media today, are generally produced on a paper machine with cellulose, synthetic or glass fibers.

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Infrared Spectroscopy for Contaminant Characterization

Many process streams and equipment deal with undesired hydrocarbon contamination. Hence, it is often necessary to determine...

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One Minute Filtration

The Importance of Protecting the Pump

A pump is the “heart” of a hydraulic system. Without the pump the entire system would be Protecting the Pumpdisabled. It is therefore essential to protect the pump...

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Water Contamination in Fuel: Cause and Effect

Water exists in three physical states and depending on the surrounding conditions it finds its way to the fuel systems...

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Coagulation, Flocculation and Agglomeration

Agglomeration refers to the formation of more or less firmly bound primary particles...

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Cigarette Smoke: Size Distribution and Effects on Filters

Cigarette Smoke

Cigarette smoke is an important aerosol in the air filtration industry and research.

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Aerosol Filtration in Nanofiber Filter Media

nano fibersNanofiber filter media are used in air filter applications where a compact filtration system with very high overall...

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Tiller’s Analysis of Factors Affecting Cake Compactibility

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Filter cakes can be classified as incompactible or compactible. For a compactible filter cake, when stress is placed on the cake...

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What is slip-flow and how does it affect filter performance?

Slip Flow

Recent scientific interest in nanofibers have many people exploring their use in filter media.

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Can Protective Garments be Wearable Filters?

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Protective garments for medical, civilian safety and military applications...

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How well does my filter work?

Contamination control is the key to a cost-effective maintenance operation for hydraulic or engine systems...

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Combination Filters

Combination Filters Simply defined, a combination filter is one that does at least one other processing job at the same time as filtering a suspension.

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