| general details home | Dryden Aqua Ltd Water Filtration Media | | Product Data Sheet AFM® Grade 3 | General Description, characteristics & specification | | AFM® meets the stringent standards called for in the field of water filtration in compliance with BSEN 12904 European standard. Purpose: AFM® is a high quality granular filtration material. It is graded specifically for water filtration installations. |
Aperture (mm) | Percent retained (by weight) | | | Typical Grading | | | | Fractional | Cumulative | Cumulative Range | 6.5 | trace | Trace | 0 – 0.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | | 5.2 | 10 | 11.0 | 0 - 40 | 4.3 | 38 | 49.0 | 25 - 90 | 3.7 | 41 | 90.0 | 75 - 100 | 2.8 | 8 | 98.0 | 95 - 100 | 2.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 99 - 100 | < 1.0 | trace | 100.0 | 99 - 100 |
| Physical Properties | | | Colour & shape | Brown or Green sub-angular granules | | Dust content limit | < 0.1 % (m/m) below 160 micron | | Grain effective specific gravity | 2.5 g/cm³ | | Effective Size | 2 to 5 mm | | Uniformity Coefficient | 1.5 or less | Bulk density - Loose- packed | 1220 kg/m³ 1385 kg/m³ | | Abrasion resistance (water only) | < 3% loss after 100h backwash | | Poured voidage | 0.54 – 0.64 | | Packed voidage | 0.50 - 0.57 | | Acid solubility 20% HCl / 24 h | < 5% |
| Conditions for Operation | | | Bed depth ( normally used as a support layer for grade 2, 1 & 0) | 30 – 300 cm, application dependent | | Backwash rate | 40 – 70 m³/m²/h | | Expansion of bed after backwash | support layer, not applicable re bed expansion | | Service flow rate | 0.1 – 50 m³/m²/hr in accordance with standard practice and specific application. Filter performance is inversely proportional to flow, so it is always best to operate the filters at as slow a flowrate as possible. |
Disclaimer: The information set forth in this Product Data Sheet represents typical properties of the product described; the information and typical values are not specifications. Dryden Aqua Ltd makes no representation or warranty concerning the Product, expressed or implied, by this Product Data Sheet. The AFM® was analysed by an independent laboratory. |
