Filtration capacity of a rotary drum vacuum filter depends upon the
(A) Cake thickness
(B) Characteristics of the feed slurry
(C) Both (A) & (B)
(D) Neither (A) nor (B)

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Answer :

(C) Both (A) & (B)

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