What is Filter Housings

Filter Housings

A filter housing or filter vessel is a casing around a filter cartridge or bag in a liquid or gas stream.

Filter housings come in many sizes and styles, and can serve as a filter bag housing and cartridge filter.  The filter vessels are opened without special tools, and the element is easily cleaned or replaced.

Factors to Consider in Filter Housings

Because there are many sizes and styles of bag filter housings, selecting the best filter for your filtration system is important. In order to decide what kind of filter is suitable for your application, you need to know a few pieces of information.

Some criteria to consider when choosing the correct filter vessel include:

1.Maximum pressure and temperature

2.Chemical and physical composition

3.Type of duty

4.What contaminants need removal

5.Maximum flow rate

6.Line size and type

7.Level of filtration required

8.Cost, response time, service life, and interval requirements

Each of these properties helps to narrow the filter that is ideal for your needs. Knowing the maximum pressure, temperature, and the chemical and physical composition of the sample, allows you to determine the material of the filter housing.