150 Textiles for Industrial Applications
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very much upon the smoothness of the surface upon which the cake
is residing, and hence upon the amount of brous material extend-
ing from the surface into the cake. Filter cake rmly adheres to the
fabric surface and reduces the process efciency, either by the reduc-
tion of ltration area or difculty in mechanical removal of cakes
which leads to manual cake removal, which is a time-consuming
process. This typical problem has been addressed in recent years
by manufacturers with the aid of brush cleaning and high-pressure
cleaning systems. An understanding of the failure of the release
mechanism follows consideration of the balance between the forces
causing adhesion ...