The CUNO High Flow Filtration System is an advanced design that uses 3M Innovation and CUNO’s extensive
filtration experience to deliver a high flow filter in a compact housing design. When compared to conventional
cartridge systems, this system provides the following advantages:
The construction of CUNO High Flow Filters permits flow rates of
up to 500 gpm in a single cartridge. The result? Fewer filter
elements to accommodate your flow requirements. In fact, the
CUNO High Flow Filtration System requires as few as one-tenth
the number of elements as competitive 2.5” pleated cartridges (see
Figure 1).
Using fewer elements combined with an outside-to-in flow path
enables a reduction in the size of housing required for your
application. The CUNO High Flow Housing takes up as little as
one-half the size of competitive housings for a given flow rate.
The result is lower capital investment costs and a compact
footprint that saves valuable plant space (see Figure 1).
The CUNO High Flow Filtration System is designed
with ease-of-use in mind. From a user-friendly,
ergonomically designed handle that makes cartridge
installation and removal easier without the use of
special tools or other hardware, to a "twist-to-lock"
cartridge seating mechanism that provides a positive
seal, the CUNO High Flow System facilitates easy
operation and maintenance of your filter system.
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High flow capability of up to
500 gpm per cartridge
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Compound Radial Pleat
design
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Compact design
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Absolute rating
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Easy to Use
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FDA compliant
Reduced Filter Usage – minimizes product loss, labor, disposal costs, operator exposure,
and downtime for filter change-out
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High loading capacity for long life and lower cost filtration
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Smaller housing minimizes capital expense requirements
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Reduces system footprint
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Reproducible effluent quality throughout the filter’s life
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No special tools or hardware required for filter change-out – minimizes downtime
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"Twist to lock" seating mechanism provides positive seal
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Ergonomically designed handle – facilitates easy cartridge installation and removal
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Compatible in applications requiring direct food contact in food and beverage processing
per 21 CFR.
- Municipal Water, RO Prefiltration, Reclaimed Water, Coolants,
Nozzle Protection, Boiler Condensate
- Quench Water, Aqueous Salt Solutions, Final Products
- Waterflooding, Produced Water, Enhanced Oil Recovery,
Completion Fluids, Amine Sweetening, Final Products
- RO Prefiltration, Process Water
- Process Water
- Process Water
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CUNO High Flow Filters are designed using state-of-the-art
technology, optimizing both performance and effluent quality to ensure
customer satisfaction. The elements use a pleat design that results in a
high usable filtering surface area per filter.
3M Innovation is at the heart of the CUNO High Flow Filter. A
compound radial pleat design maximizes the usable surface area per
filter. Blown microfiber forms the basis of the filter media, which is
made to tightly controlled fiber diameter specifications to produce a
media with absolute rated particle retention characteristics. Our
manufacturing process embosses the media to produce a more uniform
pleat pattern, which, in turn, allows greater utilization of the media by
evenly distributing the fluid throughout the entire filter structure. This
results in consistent particle retention in a compact, space-saving
design.
The CUNO High Flow Filter contains several features to combine high
performance with easy operation.
+ A large diameter
core allows up to
500 gpm through a
single filter
element.
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An ergonomically
designed handle
has been designed
to facilitate fast
and easy insertion
and removal
without the use of
special tools.
Cartridges are
simply inserted
over a built-in
guide tube.
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The seating
mechanism uses a
“twist to lock”
design to provide a
positive seal.
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Consider the following benefits of the CUNO High Flow System over competitive 2.5” cartridges in a 350 gpm
(1325 lpm) and a 2000 gpm (7571 lpm) system*:
The CUNO High Flow
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350 GPM System (1325 LPM)
CUNO High
Flow System
Competitive
2.5”Pleated
Cartridges
Competitive
2.5”Depth
Cartridges
System requires 90% fewer
cartridges as competitive
2.5" cartridge systems for a
given flow rate.
CUNO High Flow
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Housings are 33% to 50%
1 Cartridge
in a
8.6”Diameter
Housing
18 Cartridges
in a
14”Diameter
Housing
24 Cartridges
in a
16”Diameter
Housing
smaller than competitively
sized housings for a given
flow rate.
CUNO High
Flow System
7 Cartridges
in a
24”Diameter
Housing
50
40
2000 GPM System (7571 LPM)
Competitive
2.5”Pleated
Cartridges
Competitive
2.5”Depth
Cartridges
Fewer filters and a
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user-friendly housing
design means faster
change-outs than
competitively sized
systems.
* Comparison assumes fluid viscosity
of 1 cp
85 Cartridges
in a
30”Diameter
Housing
350 GPM System (1325 LPM)2000 GPM System (7571 LPM)
120 Cartridges
in a
36”Diameter
Housing
5
4
30
20
Minutes
10
0
CUNO High Flow
System
Competitive
2.5”Pleated
System
Competitive
2.5”Depth
System
3
Hours
2
1
0
CUNO High Flow
System
Competitive
2.5”Pleated
System
Competitive
2.5”Depth
System
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- Each grade of the CUNO High Flow Filter is manufactured from meltblown FDA compliant
polypropylene microfiber media, providing high particle removal efficiency with broad chemical compatibility. No
adhesives, binders, or silicone are used in the manufacturing process. The raw materials composing these filters are
FDA compliant according to CFR Title 21. All support layers and hardware are constructed with polypropylene.
- O-rings are available in a variety of materials to suit your applications, including the standard nitrile,
Ethylene Propylene Rubber (EPR), silicone, and fluorocarbon.
Acetic Acid 20%160°F (71°C)Hydrogen Peroxide100°F (38°C)Sodium Carbonate160°F (71°C)
Alkanolamines140°F (60°C)Methyl Ethyl Ketone70°F (21°C)Sodium Hydroxide 70%160°F (71°C)
Ammonium Hydroxide 10% 160°F (71°C)Mineral Oil70°F (21°C)Sulfuric Acid 20%160°F (71°C)
Bleach 5.5%120°F (49°C)Nitric Acid 20%120°F (49°C)Sulfuric Acid 70%160°F (71°C)
Ethylene Glycol160°F (71°C)Potassium Hydroxide140°F (60°C)Urea160°F (71°C)
The thermal and chemical resistance data presented in this brochure is for guidance only. Factors such as duration of exposure, fluid
concentration, and temperature should also be considered. Thermal and chemical resistance should also be considered when choosing all
materials exposed to fluids.
* estimated
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The CUNO High Flow Housings are specifically designed to deliver all of the system’s
benefits in a compact footprint. Housings are available in standard designs, as
well as customizable configurations to suit your specific needs. All
standard CUNO High Flow Housings are designed, manufactured,
tested, and code stamped in accordance with ASME
Section VIII, Division 1. Stainless steel housing
external surfaces are glass-bead blasted for a
consistent, easy care finish, while carbon steel units
are painted.
The CUNO High Flow Housing is available in a variety
of sizes to accommodate from 1 to 7 filter elements in both
40-inch and 60-inch lengths. Larger housings are available
upon request. Housings are also available in horizontal or
vertical configurations, depending on your needs. Choose the
horizontal option to maximize ease of operation, or the
vertical to minimize the system’s footprint.
ASME Code design
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Robust cartridge center-post design eliminates bulky support plates
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providing easy access to housing internals
Hinged cover for easy element
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change-outs
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Handles liquid at pressures and temperatures of up to 150 psig and 250 ºF
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Manufactured from 304 or 316L stainless steel for excellent corrosion
protection (carbon steel option available in multi-element housing)
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Available for 40” and 60”
element lengths
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Upstream and downstream gauge ports and drains
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Corrosion allowance for carbon steel housing – consult factory
* Not available for single element (1-around) housing
** 60 inch vessel not available in vertical configuration
– 1 mm
– 2 mm
– 5 mm
– 10 mm
– 15 mm
– 25 mm
– 40 mm
– 70 mm
– Silicone
– Fluorocarbon
- 1 pack
– EPR
– Nitrile
– 316L SS– EPR
– Nitrile
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