FAQ's on Filter Leaves | Newark Wire Cloth Company

Maintaining adequate filtration that meets or exceeds requirements depends in large part on the quality of the filters that are used in the process. The filtration process is one that needs to be repeatable over time, meaning the custom wire mesh panels that are used to filter out impurities must be high-quality and resistant to damage in order to be effective. Filter leaf fabrication requires exceptional engineering, but also a degree of experience and technique to ensure that all parts work together as a cohesive whole. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions about filter leaves and the filtration process.

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What Are Filter Leaves and How Are They Used?

Pressure leaf filters are utilized in various industries, cleaning wastewater and effectively removing solid material or oils from fluids. They are generally used to help purify and decontaminate liquids and are often found in situations where toxic substances are being used. Since they are in such challenging environments, filter leaves are made of custom wire mesh panels that are manufactured to capture the “cake” — or buildup of solids — that is what actually filters the liquid or oils.

What Are the Components of Filter Leaves?

While they come in a variety of sizes and styles, there are a few key components that leaf filters share:

• — Filter media, also known as the screen surface, are engineered specifically to offer a clean release of the cake buildup and resist clogging. They are often matched with a pre-coat media that helps provide a more consistent outcome.
• — Flow chambers create a more stable life while helping provide a uniform collection of the effluent.
• — Outlets provide a leak-proof seal to the collector, accommodating the total flow of the leaf filter.
• — Center collection elements are often used on larger filter leaves to help assure an even flow across the face of the collector.

Each element of the filter leaves work together to help ensure smooth, consistent operation and output that meets or exceeds defined tolerances.

Are There Challenges With Low-Quality Filter Leaves?

As with any product that is directly associated with wastewater or other toxic items, low-quality or broken filter leaves could be quite damaging. Whether the problems are caused by normal wear and tear, inadequate cleaning or outright damage to the screens, good care and maintenance are required to keep everything moving smoothly through your leaf filters. Keeping the correct distance between the filters can help reduce the possibility of damage from rubbing against other filters, too.

Takeaways

At a glance, here are the most important things that you need to know to understand how filter leaves work and when they are used in industrial situations.

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• — Filter leaves are one of the oldest forms of filtration
• — Components of filter leaves include: the screen surface (filter media), flow chamber and outlets
• — Leaf filters are used to clean or remove solids from a mixture, allowing only the liquid to flow through the filter
• — The quality and engineering of filter leaves dictate their effectiveness and durability
• — It’s vital to use filter leaves that provide a uniform flow and product stability

When someone thinks about the uses for wire mesh, window screens, or the heavy metal screen you use on the fireplace comes to mind. However, there are so many uses for wire mesh, including wire mesh filter screens separating or filtering gas, liquids, and solids. In fact, these days, we can make stainless steel wire mesh filters so small that it can actually separate liquids and gasses.

At Lawrence Sintered Metals, we offer a stainless steel filter mesh that can even filter things as tiny as two microns. How small is that? A micron, also known as a micrometer, is one thousandth of a millimeter and one millionth of a meter. Just to give you a sense of proportion, a human hair is around 40 microns wide. A micron isn’t even something you can see with the naked eye. Yet, our stainless steel mesh can catch things that small.

316L stainless steel wire mesh screen is a good choice because it is resistant to pitting by solutions containing chloride ions, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, and brine solutions. This is a great option for any business that needs to filter gasses, liquids, and solids. 316 SS, 316L SS wire mesh screen is also used in chemical, food, pharmaceutical, medical, refining, power plant, aircraft, photographic, textile, paper equipment, and strainers. With strong corrosion resistance, our wire mesh filters are made to last.

The mesh filter screen can be produced to be customized for your business needs. From industrial to commercial applications, wire mesh is a common metal product that is used by many daily. Our stainless steel filter mesh can be made in a range of open area percentages to meet the requirements of the substances you need to filter.

We offer a variety of metal options for your filter mesh screen, including:

• Aluminum wire mesh
• Copper wire mesh
• Brass wire mesh
• Bronze wire mesh
• Stainless steel wire mesh

In addition to different types of metals, we also offer a many metal weave options, including:

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• Twilled square weave
• Plain square weave
• Twilled dutch weave
• Plain dutch weave