Metafilter:
Construction:
It consists of grooved, drainage rod on which a number of metallic ring are packed.
The rings are usually of stainless steel and have 0.8 mm outer thickness, 15 mm inside diameter & 22 mm outer diameter.
The rings have a number of semicircular projections on one surface and when they are packed on the rod, the opening between the rings about 0.2 mm.
Working:
The entire assembly is placed inside a pressure vessel, containing the liquid to be
filtered.
When vacuum is applied liquid will flow from outside to inside.
In this form a metafilter can only be used as strainer for coarse particle, but for
separation of fine particle a bed of suitable material kieselguhr is used.
In this way pack of ring act as a base on which the fine filtration medium is supported.
Diagram: