1997 Conference Proceedings
Advances in Filtration and Separation Technology
Volume 11

"Advancing Filtration Solutions"

April 29-May 2, 1997, Minneapolis, MN

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Forwardiii
Table of Contentsiv
 
PLENARY
Recent Progress In Filtration Technology In Japan
      Mompe Shirato, Kazumasa Kobayashi, Masashi Iwata1
Issues In Air Filtration
      Benjamin Y.H. Liu10
 
STUDENT POSTER
 
Design Of A Water Permeability Tester
      Vaibhav Beniwal, George G. Chase13
Modeling Of The LICADO Process Using Fuzzy Logic And Genetic Algorithms
      Xuqing Gu, Shiao-Hung Chiang, Kim Jenkins17
Pressure Drop Through A Parallel Fiber Bed
      Paul R. Holcomb, George G. Chase18
Hydromagnetic Natural Convection In Enclosures Filled With A Uniform Porous Medium
      Khalil M. Khanafer, Ali J. Chamkha23
Modeling Of Hydrocyclone Flows With Permeable Walls
      Steven C. Schapel, George G. Chase33
Air Filtration Simulation Through Fibrous Materials By Monte Carlo Techniques
      Qing Ye, Kyung-Ju Choi39
 
SOLID/GAS FILTRATION & SEPARATIONS
 
Field Evaluation & Challenges
Predicting The Ninety-Fifth Percentile Dust Environment for Passenger Vehicles In The Continental United States
      Randy Nouis41
Field Evaluations Of Engine Air Induction Filtration Systems
      Matthew Hettenhouse, Neville J. Bugli51
Testing Of Filter Media With Different Test Dusts: Influence of Filter Material and Particle Charge
      Klaus Leister61
Industrial Process and Gas Turbine Filtration-Gas Solids Separation Using Sintered Porous Metal Technology
      Kenneth Rubow, Ron S. Sekellick, Louise L. Stange68
Performance Enhanced Electret Composites
      Ross West77
Filtration Test Results Of A Dynamic Self-Cleaning Inlet Particle Separator For Turbine Engines
      Steve R. Wright, Jeffrey H. Bond, David A. Knight, Joseph M. Voelker85
 
Engine Intake Filtration-Part I
Polyurethane Seal Compression Study For Engine Air Intake Filters
      Wally Zemaitis91
Development Of Deep Pleat And Dual Layered Engine Intake Filters
      Ron Puckett97
The Effect Of Theoretical Surface Area On Dust Capacity
      William F. Murphy106
Size-Dependent Collection Efficiency Of Commercial Engine Air Cleaning Filter Media
      Wilson S. Poon, Neville J. Bugli, Benjamin Y.H. Liu113
 
Filter Media for Air and Liquids
Ceramic Filters for General Gas Cleaning
      Keith Morris118
Sintered Nonwoven Stainless Steel Fiber Medium: I. Dependence Of Filtration Properties On Fiber Layers
      Ted Li119
 
Advances in Filtration at the University of Minnesota
Electrostatic Particle Capture In Commercial Electret Filters
      Francisco J. Romay, Soo-Jae Chae, Benjamin Y.H. Liu126
Filter Loading Tests With Bi-Modal Dusts: Rationale And Method
      Benjamin Y.H. Liu, Wilson S. Poon134
Filter Pleating Designs Of Panel And Cartridge Filters
      Da-Ren Chen, David Y.H. Pui139
Theory And Experiments On Commercial Fibrous Filters
      Suresh Dhaniyala, Benjamin Y.H. Liu145
 
Engine Intake Filtration-Part II
EF Disposable Air Cleaner - Development of New Products/Procedures Using a Multi-Industry Evolutionary Process
      Faith Levine, Dennis Keller153
Predicting Filter Media Performance From Frazier Permeability Measurements
      T.J. Ptak, Lillian Stephens158
 
Air Filtration Theory
Filtration Efficiency and Particle Trajectory Models
      Z. Gerald Liu163
On the Figure of Merit for Fibrous Filters
      Benjamin Y.H. Liu, Ming Ouyang168
 
Cabin Air Filtration-Part I
General Overview Of Particulate Cabin Air Filtration
      T.J. Ptak, Marnie Walker180
Cabin Air Filter Loading Under Real-Life Conditions
      Olaf Kievit187
Road Test For Car Cabin Filters In Japan
      Yutaka Ogaki, Shirou Hayashi, Masaaki Nagashina193
 
Fluid Mechanics in Filtration
Air Filter Pleat Flow Simulations With Particle Deposition
      Curtis M. Vickery199
Flow Distribution Dependence On Housing Geometry For Tangential Inlet Automotive Air Filter Housings
      Frank Chambers, A. Al-Sarkhi, S.H. Yao210
 
Cabin Air Filtration-Part II
New Method Of Characterizing And Testing Adsorptive Filters
      Heinz Bittermann, Thomas Wolff216
Vehicle Interior Air Quality: Evaluation Of Odor-Removal Filters By Single-Gas Testing
      Walter O. Siegl, A.C. Akin, P.B. Coleman, Samuel Lee, R.S. Marano, M Zinbo222
The Development Of Active Chemistries For Wicking Fiber Odor Control
      Gordon Jones, Daniel Beuse, Ronald Rohrbach, Peter Unger, Lixin Xue, Russ Dondero,
      Rich Williams, and Sherrel Hooie
234
 
Indoor Air Quality-Part I
Adsorption Characteristics Of Carbon Filter Materials
      Johnny H. Wong, Stephen F. Ortaldo, James A. Ritter, Jonathan Skvoretz244
Performance Comparison Of Residential In-Duct Air Cleaning Devices
      Kevin E. Kinzer, Robert C. Moreno252
Comparing Gas Phase Filters For Indoor Air Quality Applications
      C.F. Dwiggins264
ASHRAE Standard 62-1989R Filtration, An Important Part Of The IAQ Formula
      Michael J. Montague270
 
Air Filtration Media Testing
Mechanical Testing For Filtration Materials
      Robert M. Holcombe276
Fabric Testing As A Tool To Improve Baghouse Operations
      Jeff Smith280
 
Indoor Air Quality-Part II
Pushing Chemical Filtration Technology Towards The Future: Low Concentrations
      Andrew J. Dallas, Debbie Arends, Cindy Bellefeuille, Tim Grafe285
Empirical Model To Predict Dust Holding Capacity of ASHRAE Grade Air Filter Media
      Kyung-Ju Choi295
Electrostatic and Electrodynamic Effects in Filters
      Keith Morris297
 
Membrane Filtration
Use of Ozone in Filtration Systems
      Michael J. Madsen, Mark A. Fritsche298
 
Experimental Aspects of Air Filtration
Performance Decay in Synthetic Electret Filter Media
      Norman Lifshutz307
Submicron Medialess Dynamic Mist Filtration
      Jeffrey H. Bond, David A. Knight, Joseph M. Voelker, Steve R. Wright312
New Approach To Filter-Testing And Measuring Of Data for the Design And Operation Of Cleanable Filters
      Peter Gang318
Aerosol Filtration With Polyester-Fiberglass And Polypropylene-Fiberglass Filter Media
      Elizbieta Jankowska, Tadeusz Jaroszczyk, John Wake330
 
Filtration Test Standards
Fractional Efficiency And Loading Tests For Paint Filters
      K.C. Kwok343
Automobile Cabin Air Filter Test Method, Repeatability and Reproducibility
      Bruce McDonald355
A General Correlation Of MPPS Penetration As A Function Of Face Velocity With The Model 8140 Using The Certitest 8160
      Mary Pierce361
 
Air Filtration in Medicine
Respirator And Surgical Mask Filter Efficiencies Using Three Airborne Bacteria
      Nicole Vars McCullough, Lisa M. Brosseau, Donald Vesley366
Recovery And Survival Of Three Bacteria On Respirator Filters And Surgical Masks
      Lisa M. Brosseau, Nicole V. McCullough, Donald Vesley372
263 Indoor Air Quality Case Studies In The State of Minnesota
      Paul J. Ellringer, Larry Whitcomb377
Antimicrobial Preservatives In Air Filter Media Assessment Of Efficacy And Significance Of Use
      D.L. Price, D.G. Ahearn, R.B. Simmons384
 
Bio-Aerosol Filtration
Identification And Engineering Solutions Of HVAC Microbial Contamination
      Paul J. Ellringer390
Filtration Of Airborne Micro Organisms: Collection And Reaerosolization Characteristics
      Klaus Willeke, Yinge Qian396
A Case Of Fungal Contamination In An Under-Construction Computer Facility
      Ling Ling Hung, Joseph A. Terra397
Bioaerosol Filtration Efficiency - Field Measurements
      T.H. Kuehn, Steven J. Kemp, David Y.H. Pui, Donald Vesley398
 
SOLID/LIQUID FILTRATION & SEPARATIONS
 
Filtration Theory for Liquids I
An Overview of Investigations On Filter Cake Characteristics
      Da Xin He, R.B.H. Tan, Chi Tien404
Mathematical Modeling For Detachment Of Particles From A Contaminated Porous Medium
      Ali J. Chamkha, Taher Al-Sahhaf418
An Analysis Of Pore Liquid Pressure And Cake Porosity Along The Cake Thickness
      Nelly M. Abboud425
Time Dependent Two-Phase Flow In Circular Pipes
      Ali J. Chamkha434
 
Industrial Liquid Filtration-Oily Wastes
The Texaco Fluid Management Wastewater Treatment Process
      Charles Dyke445
Treatment Of An Aluminum Manufacturer's Oily Wastewater: Ultrafiltration (UF) Versus Chemical Addition/Dissolved Air Flotation (CA/DAF)
      Brian Reed, Patrick Carriere, Wei Lin450
Treatment Of A Concentrated Oily Waste Using The Spintek Rotary Ultrafiltration System
      Brian Reed, Wei Lin, Roger Viadero456
Tubular Back-Pulse Filters: A Microfiltration Technology
      Craig Rinschler, Ernest Mayer462
 
Filter Media for Air and Liquids
Note: Listed previously in the Solid/Gas Filtration & Separations section, see page iv.
 
Industrial Liquid Filtration
Treatment Of Vitrification Off-Gas Scrubber Wastewater
      Joseph V. Burch, Hollis Martin470
Solids Are Different -- Filters Are Different -- Application Needs Are Different
      Randy Delenikos476
Evaluation of Hyperbaric Filtration For Fine Coal Dewatering: Part 2. Effects of Chemical Addition
      Dong-Jin Sung, S.H. Kang, B.K. Parekh480
 
Filtration Theory for Liquids II
Effect Of Height Compression On Pore Size Determination
      Lori M. Eustis489
Investigation of Liquid Filter Performance Under Nonsteady Conditions - Cyclic Flow & Vibration
      Gregory LaVallee, Linda Olson494
 
Membrane Applications in Water Treatment
City Of Cape Corral Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Facility
      Lawrence K. Wang, Shawn P. Kopko 499
 
Drinking Water Physical/Chemical Treatment Processes
Density Currents In Sedimentation Tanks
      Scott A. Wells, Manuela D. Whelan, David M. LaLiberte507
 
Membrane Applications in Wastewater Treatment
The Filtration Technology For The Integrated Ultrapure Water Plant From Microelectronics Lab.
      Dumitru Gh. Ulieru513
Nozzle Spray Backwashing Filters
      George G. Chase, Robert Benian519
 
Liquid Filtration Media Testing
Advances in Filter Pore Size Characterization
      Jeff Dixon526
 
Solid/Liquid Separation
Catalyst Recovery From Continuous Flow Reactors With Mott Hypulseä LSM Filters
      Klaus J. Julkowski, Ernest Mayer527
 
Waste Water Treatment-Physical/Chemical Processes
Flotation: An Effective Unit Operation For Fine Metal Oxide Separation
      Xuqing Gu, Shiao-Hung Chiang535
Improving The Vacuum Filtration Of Fine Coal Using Simultaneous Dewatering And Size Enlargement
      C.J. Veal541
 
Automotive Liquid Filtration
The Effect Of Filtration On Fuel Injector Port Erosion Due To Fuel/Oil Blending In Heavy Duty Diesel Engines As Measured By Surface Layer Activation
      John J. Truhan, Charles B. Covington, David M. Stehouwer, Lois M. Wood547
A New Method For Combination Full-Flow And Bypass Filtration: Venturi Combo.
      Mike B. Lanius, Ted S. Loftis552
 
Waste Water Sludge Dewatering I
The Hot Filter Press - The New Technology Of Vapour Pressure Dewatering
      Joachim Ruf, Werner Stahl558
Comparative Performance Of Centrifugal And Pressure Filtration
      Ray Collins, Todd Pickering563
Enhanced Solid-Liquid Separation By Using Combination Of Vibration And Capillary Suction
      Karsten Keller, Werner Stahl572
 
Anaerobic Biological Process in Waste Water S/L Separations I & II
In Memory of Richard R. Dague, Iowa State University
Characterization Of The Temperature-Phased Biofilter-ASBR Process At High Organic Loads
      Christopher G. Schmit, Richard R. Dague578
Comparison Of Performance Of ASBR Systems Seeded With Granular And Flocculent Biomass In The Treatment Of Beef Slaughterhouse Wastewater
      Damon Morris, Shih-Wu Sung, Richard R. Dague584
Effects Of Ammonia On An Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor Treating Swine Waste
      Steve Troyer, Tim Ellis, Shih-Wu Sung, Richard R. Dague590
Nitrate Effects On The Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor Treating Swine Wastes
      Vijay Redla, Shih-Wu Sung, Ruihong Zhang, Richard R. Dague596
Start-Up Of The Anaerobic Migrating Blanket Reactor (AMBR) Seeded With Primary Digester Sludge
      Largus T. Angement, Shih-Wu Sung., Richard R. Dague602
Granule Size Distribution Of An ASBR Operated AT Pyschrophilic Temperatures
      Gouranga C. Banik, Shih-Wu Sung, Richard R. Dague608
Temperature-Phased Anaerobic Digestion Of Wastewater Sludges
      Yue Han, Shih-Wu Sung., Richard R. Dague614
Factors Influencing Biodegradation Kinetics Of Toxic Organic Compounds In Activated Sludge Systems
      Charles V. Anselm, Timothy G. Ellis623
 
Waste Water Sludge Dewatering II
Sludge Dewatering By Impulse Drying
      Michael Zawadzki, Sujit Banerjee, Talat Mahmood628
 
Pharmaceuticals and Specialty Chemicals
The TZT Centrifuge/Dryer
      Donald R. Hall634
 
Index639