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Glossary

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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

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