A leaf filter is used to treat sludge from brine purification. The process is to be treated at constant rate followed by constant pressure filtration where equal volume of filtrate is obtained in each. The working pressure for CPF is constant at 40 psi. Total filtration time is 2.5 hours with a total filtrate of 200 gallons obtained. The time for dumping, cleaning and reassembling is 30 mins and 10 mins for filling. The SG of filtrate is 1.23 and the salt in the filtrate is equivalent to NaCl which is 30% by weight. Wash water is 10% of the filtrate. What is the daily capacity in lb of salt per day?

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A leaf filter is used to treat sludge from brine purification. The process is to be treated at constant rate followed by constant pressure filtration where equal volume of filtrate is obtained in each. The working pressure for CPF is constant at 40 psi. Total filtration time is 2.5 hours with a total filtrate of 200 gallons obtained. The time for dumping, cleaning and reassembling is 30 mins and 10 mins for filling. The SG of filtrate is 1.23 and the salt in the filtrate is equivalent to NaCl which is 30% by weight. Wash water is 10% of the filtrate. What is the daily capacity in lb of salt per day?

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