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Fabric filter

cf. filter fabric

Fan filter unit

Combined plant out of filter unit and (integrated) fan

FCM

Food Contact Material

FDA

US Food and Drug Administration

Fibre

Linear, elementary structure with a ratio of length to diameter of minimum 3:1

Fibre dust

Dust out of substances that have a elongated shape

Fibrogenic

tissue alteration

Fibrous

see fibre dust

Filter aids

Powder that supports filtration

Filter box

Duct filter without cleaning

Filter breakthrough

see dust penetration

Filter cake

Dust particle layer

Filter cartouche

Cartridge filters, shortly cartouche or filter cartridges

Filter cassette

Filter element in rectangular block shape

Filter casting compound

Adhesion of filter ends and frames

Filter cell

Collective term for different types of filter elements.

Filter chamber

Housing with one or several filter elements in a filter stage

Filter clamping device

Fastening system for filter media

Filter class

Classification of filter media respectively filter elements by the criteria grade of separation and testing mode.

Filter cloth

Textile filter media

Filter cloth

Textile filter medium

Filter control

Control of filter cleaning

Filter control

Differential pressure gauge or emissions monitoring equipment

Filter efficiency

see filter standards

Filter efficiency

see separation grade

Filter element

Collective termin for different pre-finished filter units.

Filter fineness

see filter classes or filter standards

Filter fire

Fire inside a filter plant

Filter fleece

see Spunbond nonwoven or needle felt

Filter foot

Closed side of the filter element.

Filter frame

Outer frame of a filter cassette

Filter head

Clean gas chamber with filter bottom

Filter house

Very large bag filter plant.

Filter insert

see filter element

Filter life

Lifetime of a filter element

Filter paper

Filter media made of cellulose

Filter plant

Separating system of particles, liquids or gases out of a fluid

Filter resistance

Pressure drop at the filter medium

Filter sack

Saccular filter unit

Filter stage

Successively operated filtering levels

Filter standards

Different DIN standards for filters

Filter stockings

Filter element

Filter surface

Surface of the filter medium

Filter surface

Up stream side of a filter medium

Filter tissue

Woven filter medium

Filter tube

see tube filter

Filter wetting

see First Rinse

Filtering

Common term used in solid/liquid separation.

Final surge

Design detail of pneumatic silo filling

Fine dust

Dust particle size smaller than 10 µm

Fine dust filter

Filter of filter classes M5 to F9

Fine dust filter

see HEPA filter

Fine filter

see fine dust filter

First Rinse

Moistening of filter elements

Flame arrester

Device for avoiding flame spread

Flame retardancy

Self-extinguishing materials

Flameout

exceeding flame

Flat hose filter

Cleanable pocket filter

Fluid

General term for liquids or gases

Fluid groups

Categorisation of fluids

Fluidize

Specific supply of a fluid in a solid fill

Fluted filter

see pleated filter element or cartridge filter element

Folded filter

Pleated filter elements

Food contact material

Materials and items that are determined to get in touch with food.

free-flowing

Term that is often in bulk technology for granulated dust propertiesIn der Schüttguttechnik häufig verwendeter Begriff der Staubeigenschaft frei fließend