Glossary of filtration terms meanings

Abrasion meaning Absolute meaning Absolute filter meaning Absolute rating meaning Absorb meaning Absorption meaning Accelerator meaning Acfm meaning Acid meaning Acidity meaning Activated alumina meaning Activated carbon meaning Activated charcoal meaning Activated clay meaning Activated silica meaning Activated sludge meaning Adaptor meaning Additive meaning Adduct meaning Adhesion meaning Adhesives meaning Adiabatic meaning Adsorb meaning Adsorbate meaning Adsorbent meaning Adsorption meaning Aerosol meaning Affluent meaning Affluent meaning Aggregate meaning Air eliminator meaning Air‑gard meaning Air/gas meaning Alkali meaning Alkylation meaning Alpha cellulose meaning Ambient meaning Amine meaning Ammonia meaning Amorphous meaning Ampco meaning Anchor bolt plan meaning Angstrom meaning Anhydrous meaning Api meaning Api gravity meaning Apparent dirt capacity meaning Aqueous contaminant meaning Area meaning Arizona test dusts meaning Aromatic compounds meaning Artificial contamination meaning Asbestos meaning Asme meaning Assembly meaning Atmospheric pressure meaning Attapulgus meaning Attrition meaning Average particle size meaning Av gas meaning Avogadro’s law meaning Back pressure meaning Backwash meaning Baffle meaning Barren liquor meaning Base support meaning Basket meaning Basket strainer meaning Basket strainer meaning Batch meaning Baumé gravity meaning Bauxite meaning Bay house meaning Bcp meaning Bentonite meaning Best commercial practice meaning Beta meaning Beta equals 75 meaning Beta factors meaning Blind spots meaning Blinding meaning Blowback meaning Blowdown meaning Body meaning Boil point meaning Bomb kit meaning Boyle’s law meaning Breaking strength meaning Breaking strength meaning Breakthrough meaning Bridging meaning Btu (british thermal unit) meaning Bubble point meaning Bubble ring meaning Bubble test meaning Bulk density ratio meaning Buna‑n meaning Burst pressure meaning Bursting strength meaning Bypass meaning Bypass indicator meaning Bypass valve meaning Cake meaning Cake release meaning Cake repuddling meaning Calibrating tank meaning Canister meaning Cap, element meaning Cap, end meaning Capacity meaning Capillary meaning Carrying body meaning Cartridge meaning Catalyst meaning Caustic meaning Cellulose meaning Center core meaning Center pipe meaning Center rod meaning Center seal meaning Center seal meaning Center tube meaning Centipoise meaning Centistoke meaning Central procurement meaning Channel meaning Charles’ law meaning Chemical polarity meaning Chlorinate meaning Clarification meaning Clarity meaning Classification meaning Clay meaning Clayslip meaning Clean pressure drop meaning Clean room meaning Cloth meaning Coagulant meaning Coagulation meaning Coalescer meaning Coalescer meaning Coalescing meaning Code meaning Colloid meaning Colloidal particles meaning Color bodies meaning Compatibility meaning Composite media meaning Compressibility meaning Concentrate meaning Condensation meaning Conditioning meaning Conley weld meaning Consistency meaning Consistency of feed meaning Contact time meaning Contaminate meaning Continuous phase meaning Continuous phase meaning Conversion meaning Conversion kit meaning Convolution meaning Convolutions meaning Coolant meaning Core meaning Corrosion meaning Corrugations meaning Count meaning Crenelated meaning Crimp meaning Critical operating pressure meaning Critical state meaning Critical state meaning Critical temperature meaning Cryogenics meaning Cycle meaning Cyclically or cyclicly meaning Cyclone meaning Cylindrical meaning Dalton’s law meaning D.E. meaning Dead areas meaning Dead hand meaning Dead void volume meaning Deformable meaning Degradation meaning Degree of filtration meaning Dehydration meaning Delivery meaning Delta ( ) p meaning Density meaning Depth filter medium meaning Depth type filtration meaning Depth type filtration meaning Desalination meaning Desiccant meaning Detergent oils meaning Dewater meaning Dew point meaning Diaphragm meaning Diatomaceous earth meaning Diesel fuel meaning Differential pressure meaning Differential pressure indicator meaning Differential pressure switch meaning Differential rating meaning Diffusion meaning Digested sludge meaning Dimensional stability meaning Direct reading differential pressure gauge meaning Direction of flow meaning Direction of flow meaning Dirt holding capacity meaning Disc pack element meaning Discharge meaning Discharge liquor meaning Discharge valve meaning Discharge solids meaning Discontinuous phase meaning Discrete meaning Dispersion meaning Disposable meaning Dissolved solids meaning Distillate meaning Distillation meaning Divider meaning Downstream meaning Downstream meaning Drain valve meaning Drop meaning Droplet meaning Dual gravity valve meaning Duplex filter meaning Duro‑gard meaning Durometer (shore) meaning Dynamic adsorption meaning Dyne meaning Effective area meaning Efficiency meaning Efficiency curve meaning Effluent meaning Element meaning Element cap meaning Elongation meaning Elutriation meaning Elutriation meaning Emissions meaning Emulsification meaning Emulsion meaning Emulsion separation meaning Encapsulated meaning End caps meaning End load rating meaning End point meaning End seal meaning Entrained water meaning Entrainment meaning Equalizing line meaning Equilibrium loading meaning Eutectic meaning Excelsior meaning Excel‑so meaning Excel‑so meaning Extended area meaning Federal stock number meaning Feed meaning Felt meaning Fiber meaning Fiber migration meaning Fiberglass meaning Fiberglass meaning Film strength meaning Filter meaning Filter aid meaning Filter coalescer meaning Filter effect meaning Filter effect meaning Filter medium meaning Filter monitor meaning Filter paper meaning Filter plate meaning Filter separator meaning Filter system meaning Filterability meaning Filters, bulk type meaning Filters, depth type meaning Filters, extended area meaning Filters, inert type meaning Filters, surface type meaning Filtrate meaning Filtration meaning Filtration beta ratio meaning Filtration rate meaning Filtration rate meaning Fines meaning Fire point meaning Flash distillation meaning Flash point meaning Float control meaning Floating scraper meaning Flocculation meaning Flow meaning Flow rate meaning Flow resistance meaning Fluid meaning Fog meaning Four‑stage meaning Fractionation tower meaning Frazier permeometer meaning Free board meaning Free board meaning Freezing point meaning Friable meaning Friction meaning Fuel‑gard® meaning Fuel monitor meaning Fuel wettable meaning Full flow meaning Fuller’s earth meaning Fuse meaning Gas meaning Gas scrubber meaning Gaseous stream meaning Gasket meaning Gelatinous meaning Glass fiber meaning Glycol meaning Glycol meaning Gpdgallons per day. Gphgallons per hour. Gpm meaning Gravity meaning Gravity filter meaning Gravity separation meaning Grease filter meaning Grooved coupling meaning Gross solids meaning Gross water meaning Gsfm meaning Gurley meaning Haze meaning Head gasket meaning Head gasket meaning Head lift meaning Heat of adsorption meaning Heat of vaporization meaning Heel meaning Holding capacity meaning Homogeneity meaning Hook meaning Hydrocarbon meaning Hydrophilic meaning Hydrophobic meaning Hydrostatic test meaning Id meaning Ift meaning Imhoff tank meaning Immiscible meaning Impingement meaning In situ meaning In situ meaning Inert meaning Influent meaning Inhibitor meaning Initial pressure drop meaning In‑line meaning In‑line filter meaning Inorganic meaning Inside‑out meaning Insoluble meaning Intake meaning Interchangeable meaning Interface meaning Interfacial tension meaning Interlock meaning Interpleat meaning Interstices meaning Interstitial meaning Interstitial meaning Ion meaning Ion exchange meaning I.P. meaning Isokinetic sampling meaning Isotherm meaning Isotropic meaning Jet fuel meaning Karl fisher meaning Kerosene meaning Kieselguhr meaning Knife edge pleat meaning Knife edge seal meaning L‑type filter meaning Lacquer meaning Laminar flow meaning Leaf meaning Life expectancy meaning Line size meaning Line size meaning Liquid meaning Liquid level control meaning Liquid level gauge meaning Liquor meaning Liter meaning Lock up meaning Low interfacial tension meaning Lox cleaning meaning Lubrication meaning Lvm meaning Magnetite meaning Main closure meaning Male mounting cap meaning Manifold meaning Martin’s diameter meaning Mass meaning Mass distribution meaning Mass transfer meaning Mass transfer rate meaning Matter meaning Matter meaning Maximum allowable pressure drop meaning Maximum differential pressure meaning Maximum operating pressure meaning Mean efficiency rating meaning Media meaning Media migration meaning Medium meaning Membrane meaning Membrane filter meaning Mesh (wire cloth) meaning Meter proving tank meaning Micrometer meaning Micron meaning Microorganisms meaning Microorganisms meaning Microscope count meaning Migration meaning Milliliter meaning Miscible meaning Mist meaning Mixing meaning Mmscfd meaning Mole meaning Molecular sieve meaning Molecular weight meaning Monitor meaning Mono filament meaning Montejus meaning Montmorillonite meaning Mother liquor meaning Motivating force meaning Ms meaning Ms meaning Mud meaning Mud sump meaning Mullen burst test meaning Multi‑filament meaning Multi‑pass meaning Multiple cartridges meaning Negative pressure meaning Nominal meaning Nominal rating meaning Nonaqueous meaning Nonpolar meaning Nontoxic meaning Nonwoven meaning Normal piling meaning Nozzles meaning Npt meaning Ntp meaning Ntp meaning Occluded meaning Od meaning On‑stream meaning Open area meaning Operating pressure meaning Operating pressure, critical meaning Operating pressure, maximum meaning Organic meaning Organic solvents meaning Orifice plate meaning Osmosis meaning Out of balance pressure meaning Outer shell meaning Outer wrap meaning Outlet (filtrate outlet) meaning Outside‑in meaning Oxide meaning Oxidation meaning Ozone meaning Packed bed meaning Packed bed meaning Paper meaning Particle meaning Particle count meaning Particle size distribution meaning Particulate meaning Pellet strength meaning Perforated meaning Perlites meaning Permeability meaning Permeable meaning Pervious meaning Ph range meaning Phase meaning Phenolic resins meaning Pigment meaning Plastisol meaning Plate meaning Plate meaning Pleat, pinched meaning Pleat, spacers meaning Pleated meaning Pleating meaning Plugging meaning Polar meaning Polyelectrolyte meaning Polymerization meaning Polyurethanes meaning Pores meaning Pore size distribution meaning Porosity meaning Porous meaning Potable meaning Pour point meaning Ppm meaning Precoating meaning Prefilt meaning Prefilter meaning Prefilter meaning Prefilter coalescer meaning Prefilter coalescer separator meaning Pressure absolute meaning Pressure, atmospheric meaning Pressure, expressed in atmospheres meaning Pressure, partial meaning Pressure, proof meaning Pressure differential meaning Pressure drop meaning Pressure drop, clean meaning Pressure drop, maximum allowable meaning Pressure relief meaning Pretreatment meaning Prime meaning Product meaning Prover tank meaning Psi meaning Psia meaning Psid meaning Psid meaning Psig meaning Pulp meaning Pulsating blowback meaning Purification meaning Quiescent meaning Rate of flow meaning Rate of flow control meaning Rated flow meaning Raw sludge meaning Recycle meaning Red mud meaning Redistill meaning Reentrainment meaning Regenerated meaning Regenerated cellulose meaning Rejects meaning Relative humidity meaning Repack meaning Repair kit meaning Repair kit meaning Repellency meaning Replaceable meaning Residue meaning Resin impregnated meaning Resin impregnation meaning Resin‑wool meaning Resistance meaning Retainer meaning Retrofitting meaning Reusable meaning Reverse osmosis meaning Reynolds number meaning Rfso meaning Rfwn meaning Rfwn meaning Rtj meaning Runs meaning Sae number meaning Sand filter meaning Saybolt seconds universal (ssu) meaning Scavenger meaning Scfd meaning Screen meaning Screw base meaning Seal meaning Seal nut meaning Sedimentation meaning Selector valve meaning Self‑cleaning meaning Separation meaning Septum meaning Septum meaning Series agb meaning Series b meaning Series ckf meaning Series f meaning Series fc meaning Series fcs meaning Series fg meaning Series gng meaning Series hp meaning Series m meaning Series pfc meaning Series pfcs meaning Series r meaning Series vcs meaning Series vfcs meaning Service life meaning Serviced meaning Shell meaning Silica gel meaning Silting index meaning Single‑pass meaning Single‑pass meaning Single‑stage filter separators meaning Size distribution meaning Skid‑mounted meaning Slag meaning Slimes meaning Sludge meaning Slug valve meaning Slurry meaning Smog meaning Smoke meaning Soft iron filled meaning Solids meaning Soluble meaning Solute meaning Solution meaning Solvent meaning Sonoco meaning Sp. G. meaning Space meaning Space savers meaning Space savers meaning Specific gravity meaning Spectrophotometer meaning Spin‑on‑filter meaning Spinning meaning Spore forming bacteria meaning Squatty meaning Ss meaning Stack meaning Static generation meaning Steel jacketed asbestos meaning Stock meaning Stokes’ diameter meaning Stokes’ law meaning Stool meaning Stratification meaning Stream meaning Strong liquor meaning Substrate meaning Substrate meaning Sump meaning Supernatant meaning Surface meaning Surface energy meaning Surface filter meaning Surface tension meaning Surface tensity meaning Surfactants meaning Surge meaning Suspended solids meaning Suspension meaning Swing bolt meaning Teflon® meaning Temperature, absolute meaning Tensiometer meaning Terminal pressure meaning Terminal velocity meaning Thermal relief meaning Thermal relief meaning Thermoswitch meaning Three‑stage filter separators meaning Thru‑bolt meaning Titration meaning Tortuous path meaning Toxic meaning Tramp oil meaning Transmission meaning True density meaning Tube meaning Tube sheet meaning Turbidity meaning Two‑stage filter separator meaning Ultrafiltration meaning Uniformity coefficient meaning Uniformity of feed meaning Uniformity of feed meaning Unloading meaning Upstream meaning Vacuum meaning Vapor meaning Vapor meaning Vegetable fiber meaning Velocity meaning Velocity head meaning Vibra‑packed meaning Viscosity meaning Viscosity index meaning Viton a meaning Void channels meaning Void restriction meaning Voids meaning Volumetric flow rate meaning Wafer meaning Wafer meaning Waste meaning Water leg meaning Water wettable meaning Weight of solids meaning Wet strength meaning Wetted meaning Yoke meaning Zeolite, artificial meaning

Glossary of filtration terms meanings

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Glossary of filtration terms meanings

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