Krauss-Maffei disc and drum filters

SSFE, TDF, TSF
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Krauss-Maffei disc and drum filters

Table of contents
Vacuum drum filter, TSF 3
Process advantages, TSF  4
Pressure drum filter, TDF 5
Operation, TSF/TDF 6
Technical data, TSF/TDF  7
Vacuum disc filter, SSFE 8
Process advantages, SSFE 9
Operation, SSFE  10
Technical data, SSFE 11
Test centers  12
Services  13
Company profile 14
Product lines  15

Krauss-Maffei vacuum drum filters TSF

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Krauss-Maffei TSF vacuum drum filter

Wide range of applications
Drum filters are the most frequently
Processing parameters Main applications
used continuous rotary filters and are
Operation ABS, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum
found in many different applications Continuous vacuum filtration sulfate, antibiotics, BPA, dyestuffs,
due to their simplicity and ease of op- flotation concentrate such as coal, ore
eration. Special designs and potash sludge, gypsum, herbicides
Applications include solid/liquid separation Press belt, gas-tight, wash belt and insecticides, indigo, industrial and
processes in the chemical industry, plastics municipal wastewater, carbonates,
Average particle size plastic intermediates, cryolite, MBS,
production, mineral refining, food process-
1 - 300 µm melamine, mycele, baking soda,
ing industry and in the field of environmental pigments such as titanium dioxide and
protection. To suit your specific require- Filter area basic lead carbonate, phosphates,
ments we provide our vacuum drum filter in 0.72 - 100 m² proteins, red mud, soda, cellulose,
gas-tight, press belt and wash belt design. sugar solutions
Filtration capacity
100 - 2000 l/m²h
Materials of construction:

Solids throughput
■ carbon steel, stainless steel
Up to 1500 kg/m²h ■ rubber-lined steel
■ special materials

Krauss-Maffei vacuum drum filter TSF 45 m² with exhaust vapour hood

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Krauss-Maffei TSF vacuum drum filter

Process advantages

Krauss-Maffei TSF vacuum drum filter, 40 m², gas-tight

■ Proven design Vacuum drum filter in gas-tight design ■ Optimized sealing

Krauss-Maffei vacuum drum filters are avail- Krauss-Maffei vacuum drum filters in gas- Further improved and maintenance-friendly
able in various materials of construction and tight design are suitable for operating pres- sealing cover hood and trough.
with special cake discharge systems. Con- sures up to 70 mbar overpressure.
tinuous improvement and decades of expe- ■ Reinforced hood design
rience enable us to best adapt our ■ Highest filtration rates and operat- for operational safety at high pressures.
equipment to the given application. ing safety
Increased filtration performance and prod- ■ Control head free of leakage
■ Highest filtration capacities uct quality ensured by gas overpressure and
Number of segments, specially designed in- optimized hydraulic efficiency. Even the pro- ■ Visual inspection of process area
lays, suction cells, filtrate pipes, and control cessing of toxic products and solvents
head, combined with maximum depth of under inert gas conditions is possible with
immersion provides highest filtration per- the gas-tight design.
formance.

■ Reduced operating costs

Low energy consumption together with a
simplified maintenance ensure low operat-
ing costs.
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Krauss-Maffei TDF pressure drum filter

High-pressure filtration

Krauss-Maffei TDF pressure drum filter, 16 m² Closed filter

For fine and ultra fine-grained prod- Processing parameters Materials of construction
ucts in particular, pressure filtration Operating principle ■ Carbon steel
allows an increased specific filtration Pressure filtration ■ Stainless steel
rate together with a higher product ■ Rubber-lined steel
Operating mode
quality. ■ Special materials
Continuous
With the closed design, toxic products can
be processed under inert gas. When con- Cake discharge Benefits
ventional methods are not sufficient, Scraper, roller ■ High throughput at low residual moisture
Krauss-Maffei pressure drum filters are the by means of optimized hydraulic effi-
right choice for effective and reliable dewa- Particle size ciency.
1 - 300 μm
tering requirements. They operate at pres- ■ Easily accessible process area, locking of
sures up to 6 bar and at high temperatures pressure vessel with hydraulic clamp ring.
Filter area
up to 180°C. 0.72 - 50 m² ■ Maintenance-friendly, wear-resistant dis-
charge system.
Main applications Pressure difference ■ Suitable for effective steam pressuriza-
Coal preparation, dyestuff, iron ore Up to 6 bar tion.
beneficiation pigments (e.g. iron oxides, ■ Processing of suspensions at high pres-
titanium dioxide), plastic intermediates Operating temperature
sures and temperatures.
(e.g. BPA, PTA, PET, melamine, etc.) Up to 180°C
■ Handling of toxic products.
Filtration capacity
100 - 4000 l/m²h

Solids throughput
Up to 2500 kg/m²h
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Krauss-Maffei TSF/TDF drum filter

Operation
The suspension to be filtered is fed washed, dried by suction, and removed
continuously to the filter  trough. from the filter cloth.  The washing liquid is
Depending on the application, differ- applied to the cake either directly by wash-
ent suspension  distribution systems ing devices (weirs, spray nozzles) or through
are available to guarantee optimum fil- a wash belt placed on top of the solids layer.
tration properties. 
A special ANDRITZ KMPT-design pendulum The filtrate from  the wash zone can be
agitator prevents sedimentation  of the drained off separately from the mother fil-
Scraper discharge solids. trate, enabling counter-current filtration
washing. The filter cake is discharged by
The upper surface of the filter drum is di- means of a discharge device covering the
vided into cells and is  covered by a filter entire drum width and which is specially
cloth. Approximately 40% of the filter area is suited to the cake thickness, consistency,
submerged in the suspension and the drum structure, etc. (scraper, roller,  string, filter
rotates at 6-180 revolutions per hour. The cloth).
TSF vacuum drum filter builds up a vac-
uum with a liquid seal pump which is con- As the drum rotates, it is re-immersed in the
nected to the drum cells via the control head suspension. The filter cloth can be cleaned
and filtrate pipes. This causes the liquid to before re-immersion, either with water jets
Roller discharge filter through the filter cloth. The solids con- or with cleaning brushes.
tained in the suspension is deposited in a
uniform layer on the filter cloth, thus forming
a filter cake.

The Krauss-Maffei TDF  pressure drum

filter operates with overpressure inside
the pressure vessel to force the liquid to filter
through the filter cloth. The control head di-
vides the filter drum into different sections
for filtration, washing, suction drying, cake
discharge, snap-blow, and filter cloth clean-
ing.
Precoat-scraper discharge
In the course of one revolution, each point
of the drum area  passes through these
zones in succession. The filtrate drains off
trough hydraulically optimized suction cells,
filtrate pipes, control head, and separator
reservoir. It is discharged either by pumping
or by utilizing the barometric height.

The filtered solids layer emerges from the

String discharge suspension as the drum rotates, is then

Discharge options
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Krauss-Maffei TSF/TDF drum filter

Technical data
Filter type Filter Drum Drum Number A B C Weight Drive
area diamter width of cells
[m²] [mm] [mm] [mm] [mm] [mm] [t] [kW]
TSF 5/1.55 0.25 520 155 16 1900 850 1000 0.5 0.5
TSF 9.2* 0.72-5.80 920 250-2000 14 2050-3800 2050 1700 2.0-4.1 1.5
TSF 13.1* 4.00-12.00 1310 1000-3000 20 2900-4700 2300 2000 3.5-7.5 2.2
TSF 20.9* 10.00-19.00 2090 1500-3000 16 3500-5000 3700 2800 9.5-13.5 3.0
TSF 26.2* 20.00-33.00 2620 2500-4000 20 4900-6400 4100 4000 17-23 4.4
TSF 31.4* 30.00-60.00 3140 3000-6000 24 5400-8400 4700 4000 24-42 6.0
TSF 36.6 69.00-75.00 3660 6000-6500 28 8250-9250 5700 4200 56-59 8.0
TSF 41.8 100.00 4180 7500 32 9850 6000 5300 68 11.0

■ All data referring to TSF design. *) also available in TDF design.

■ Dimensions of TSF gastight and TDF on request.
■ Operating weight of filter includes through filling (app. data)
■ Power requirements in kW for drum drive and pendulum agitator drive (excl. vacuum and filtrate pump)
C

A B

All technical data are approximate and subject to change without notice.
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Krauss-Maffei SSFE vacuum disc filter

High-capacity filtration
High yield and product quality, com-
Processing parameters Main applications
bined with low production costs and
Operation ■ Alumina, 
environmental protection, provide the Continuous vacuum filtration ■ Mining (coal, iron, ore), 
producer of bulk materials with a de- ■ Potassium
cisive competitive edge. Average particle size
A reliable process technology like filtration is 30 - 800 µm
an essential characteristic. Materials of construction:
Filter area
The Krauss-Maffei disc filters, based on ■ carbon steel, stainless steel
42 - 400 m²
many years of experience and countless ap- ■ plastic filter cells (option)
plications, give you an efficient filter opera- Filtration capacity ■ special materials
tion to provide these attributes. These filters 200 - 5000 l/m²h
boast a tried-and-tested technology – and
one that you can rely on day after day. Solids throughput
Up to 4000 kg/m²h

Krauss-Maffei vacuum disc filter, SSFE 126/3

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Krauss-Maffei SSFE vacuum disc filter

Process advantages

Individual piping of cells Solids discharge

Krauss-Maffei disc filters offer up to Features: Your benefits:

80% more throughput and only 40% ■ Several filter cells with small cell volume ■ Large filter area per disc
specific energy consumption com- per disc ■ Optimized hydraulic efficiency
pared to conventional disc filters. ■ Short filtrate pipes with large hydraulic ■ Fast and easy filter cell replacement
■ Reduced energy consumption
You benefit from high filtration performance, flow surface
■ Optimized filter cloth fastening
improved product qualities, and simple ■ Individual piping for each compartment ■ Discharge of very small filter cakes
maintenance. ■ Snap-blow system ■ 100% product discharge
■ High immersion depth
■ Enlarged suction zone
■ Single trough design
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Krauss-Maffei SSFE vacuum disc filter

Operation
Suspension feed Filtrate discharge Solids discharge
The suspension is fed continuously into the All cells are provided with a separate filtrate As the disc filter rotates, the cake is dried by
separate troughs and flows in the same di- pipe ending in the sealing plate. The filtrate removing the liquid and is discharged from
rection as the rotating filter discs. Each filter flows along the control valve face and the the cloth at the end of this zone by means
disc is divided into 30 cells. They rotate at control valve head to the receiver which is of compressed air. The cake then drops into
30-240 rph, and approximately 50% of the connected to the vacuum pump. the discharge chute.
surface area submerges into the suspen-
sion. The feed level in the trough is kept Washing of the solids Control
constant by weir plate or level regulation. After emerging from the trough the filter The functions – filtering, washing, suction-
cake can be washed by a special washing drying, solids discharge and filter cloth
Filtration assembly, with can separate the wash fil- restoring – are performed successively dur-
A vacuum is produced in the segment- trate from the mother filtrate and remove it ing one revolution of the disc. The division
shaped filter cells, which are covered with a through the control valve head. into zones is determined by the control valve
filter bag. The liquor filters through the filter face.
cloth, while the solid matter forms a filter
cake of uniform thickness on the filter cloth
and emerges with the disc from the trough.
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Krauss-Maffei SSFE vacuum disc filter

Technical data
Filter type Filter Discs Cells Disc A B C Weight Trough Drive
area per unit per disc diameter empty volume Filter Agitator
[m²] [m] [m] [m] [m] [t] [m³] [kW] [kW]
Design with external piping and single trough
SSFE 42/1 42 1 30 5.60 2.6 6.2 5.8 9 2.25 7.5 -
SSFE 84/2 84 2 30 5.60 3.4 6.2 5.8 15 4.50 11.0 -
SSFE 126/3 126 3 30 5.60 4.2 6.2 5.8 20 6.75 15.0 -
SSFE 168/4 168 4 30 5.60 6.5 6.2 5.8 25 9.00 18.5 -
SSFE 252/6 252 6 30 5.60 7.5 6.2 5.8 36 13.50 22.0 -
Design with external piping, combined trough and agitator
SSFE 84/2A 84 2 30 5.60 3.4 6.2 5.8 15 7.0 11.0 2 x 2.2
SSFE 126/3A 126 3 30 5.60 4.2 6.2 5.8 20 12.5 15.0 3 x 2.2
SSFE 168/4A 168 4 30 5.60 6.5 6.2 5.8 25 18.5 18.5 4 x 2.2
SSFE 252/6A 252 6 30 5.60 7.5 6.2 5.8 26 30.0 22.0 6 x 2.2

All technical data are approximate and subject to change without notice.
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ANDRITZ KMPT
Test centers

Test center in Vierkirchen, Germany Production works in Florence, USA Consulting

ANDRITZ KMPT operates fully Based on these tests, we will provide

equipped test centers in Germany a  complete report which will recommend
and the USA, offering both bench and the best solution for your solid/liquid sepa-
pilot scale equipment. ration process, including scale-up informa-
Our experienced engineers will consult with tion for the production equipment. 
you to determine the equipment most ap-
propriate for your product, then will per- We can also assist in running long-term tri-
form  the necessary trials to optimize the als at your site with  equipment from our
operating conditions for your process. rental machine pool.
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Services

Refurbished equipment Commissioning Spare parts

Our goal is to provide our customers Repairs and maintenance 24-hour on-call service
with fast and reliable service, from the Our service centers are ready to provide you You can reach our skilled and experienced
first process consultation throughout with regularly  scheduled maintenance or service team around the clock.
the entire service life of your ANDRITZ emergency service at your site. Our experts
KMPT process equipment. provide assistance including assembly Maintenance contracts
To assist our global customer base, we op- work, installation support, commissioning, We offer you tailor-made, long-term con-
erate service  facilities around the world upgrades, repair work, and optimization of tracts for preventive maintenance of your
staffed with experienced, dedicated service your process conditions. equipment.
teams.
Advisory service Customer training
Spare parts Our customer service team is ready to an- We train your operating personnel during
We keep over 6,000 different spare parts swer any question  concerning machine commissioning of the plant. In addition, we
and components in stock for you. Our ser- safety, equipment upgrades, and process also offer you seminars for maintenance and
vice centers in the USA, the UK, Italy, optimization. operation of our entire line of process equip-
France, and China, for example, main- ment. This training can be conducted at our
tain their own spare parts stock to enable Installation and commissioning site or yours.
faster delivery to your plant site. Our experienced service personnel assists
you with the installation and start-up of your
Reconditioned units equipment.
We maintain a select stock of reconditioned
units available for fast delivery from our fa- Remote diagnostics
cility. All machines are fully disassembled, in- Using modern communications and diag-
spected and reconditioned by replacing nostic systems, our customer service is able
worn or damaged parts. A final test run val- to offer even faster and more efficient sup-
idates the mechanical guarantee we provide port. Via remote access our specialists re-
with our refurbished equipment.  With our ceive information on the operating condition
factory reconditioned units you gain produc- of your  machine and carry out fault diag-
tion capacity quickly with minimal capital in- noses. Maximum data security is of course
vestment. guaranteed at all times. We only access the
data from your machine when you give your
specific approval for us to do so.
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Company profile

The ANDRITZ GROUP ANDRITZ ENVIRONMENT & PROCESS ANDRITZ KMPT

The ANDRITZ GROUP is a globally leading ANDRITZ ENVIRONMENT & PROCESS is ANDRITZ KMPT  has been a world leader
supplier of plants and services for the hy- one of the leading global suppliers of plants, and innovator in the chemical process in-
dropower, pulp and paper, metals, and equipment, and services for mechanical and dustry for over 75 years. The extensive ex-
other specialized industries. The Group is thermal solid/liquid separation (coal, ore and perience  of our engineers comes from
headquartered in Graz, Austria, and has a mineral processing, chemical, petrochemi- testing more than 3,000 products and put-
staff of approximately 15,900 employees cal, and food industries). The business ting over 9,000 applications to work. Over
worldwide. ANDRITZ operates over 120 area’s field of activity covers design and 500 patents demonstrate our capacity for
production sites, service, and sales compa- manufacture of key components (cen- innovation. This extensive knowledge gov-
nies all around the world. trifuges, filter presses, rotating filters, drying erns our process and equipment  recom-
plants), as well as erection and start-up of mendations, all tailored to meet our
turnkey plants, including automation, safety customers’ requirements with an optimum
engineering, and services. in performance and cost.
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Product lines
■ Krauss-Maffei centrifuges
With horizontal peeler centrifuges known for
reliability, pharma centrifuges designed to
meet highest quality standards, innovative
vertical basket centrifuges and continu-
ously  operating pusher centrifuges, AN-
DRITZ KMPT has the capability to handle a
broad range of separation applications in
the chemicals, pharmaceuticals and envi-
ronmental industries.

■ Krauss-Maffei filters
For vacuum or pressure filtration, our rotary
drum and disc filters combine high yield with
low production costs in the processing of
chemicals, plastics and minerals. 

■ Krauss-Maffei dryers 
Batch drying in our conical mixer dryer (with
screw or helical mixing assembly) or contin-
uous drying of free-flowing materials in our
plate dryer – we offer the right choice of dry-
ers  for fine chemical and pharmaceutical
producers.

■ ANDRITZ KMPT process systems

We apply our experience and expertise to
create fully functional processing modules
including peripherals and automation, sav-
ing the customer from having to deal with
multiple vendors. ANDRITZ KMPT provides
all the detailed engineering and reduces in-
stallation time with pre-assembled systems.
ANDRITZ stands for ultimate know-how in
solid/liquid separation. Our decade-long
background in this field and comprehen-
sive technology offering enable us to supply
our customers with the best solution
for each application, whether in municipal or
industrial sewage sludge treatment,  the
chemical or food industry, or for prepara-
tion of minerals and ores.
Food Chemicals

Minerals Mining Environment

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