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Originally Posted by Willie 66
69gmcc10:
I'm sure they exist. I design liquid cooling systems for different types of equipment and when sizing straining elements, I can either choose a perforated sheet or a mesh style filter, amongst others of course. The perforated sheets tend to have larger individual holes than mesh filters do, but the mesh filters typically have a much higher open area percentage than the perforated sheets, even while straining out finer particulates! Look up Titan Flow Control - they have a cool "screen selection guide" that helps put it in perspective.
http://www.titanfci.com/technical-data
Not sure what technology these "high flow" auto filters use, but I'm sure it's something similar. Just because it's "high flow" doesn't mean larger particulates can get through. |
Willie,
Thanks for the link and the info, that guide seems pretty objective as it just compares filtration media and weave differences and not guiding you to a specific filter. Being a visual person the images and the filtration data being side by side helps. The index clearly shows that "some" of the mesh filters do have a tighter weave and have as much open air or more than their looser counterparts and are filtering finer media. Further more, glancing at the data there seems to be a correlation between diameter of the woven material and the weave density leading one to believe there is a "sweet spot" in that relationship.
Thanks again