vacuum filter

Cleaner's dust trap

A vacuum filter is a filtration device that uses suction to pull liquid through a filter medium, leaving solids behind.

The pressure differential speeds separation compared to gravity filtration alone.

Common in laboratories and industrial processes: The chemist used a vacuum filter to isolate the precipitate.

Also called a suction filter.

Related
  • suctionPulling via pressure difference
  • dustFine settled particles
  • dust bagVacuum cleaner's collection container
  • bagFlexible carrying container
  • HEPAStrict air filtration standard

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filtration function

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Blocked debris-catching device

vacuum cleaner component type

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Flexible suction conduit

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