Description:

The course applies theoretical knowledge of the subjects Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer and Hydrodynamics to the theory and calculations of the following processes and related equipment: flow in pipes and pipe networks, flow in porous and packed beds, filtration, hydraulic separation processes, fluidization, mixing, treatment of particulate materials. The principle of the individual processes and the determination of the process characteristics of the equipment will be study within laboratory exercises at the pilot-plant laboratory.

Contents:

? Flow in pipe. Basic equations. Friction losses. Basic calculations of pipes.
? Gas flow in pipes. Basis of pipe networks calculation.
? Flow of non-Newtonian fluids in pipes.
? Calculation of pipes with pumps. Pumps and gas moving equipment.
? Flow in porous beds and packed columns. Theory of filtration.
? Filtration ? process and equipment design.
? Sedimentation. Hydraulic separation. Bubbling, bubble columns, flotation.
? Separation of mixtures by centrifugal force. Centrifuges and cyclons.
? Fluidization.
? Mixing of liquids, heterogeneous batch and particulate materials. Mixing in static mixers.
? Fundamentals of particulate mechanics.
? Storage and transport of particulate materials.
? Crushing and milling. Granulation. Separation of parzicutae materials.

Recommended literature:

? GEANKOPOLIS, C. J.: Transport Processes and Separation Process Principles. 4th edition. New Jersey: Publishing as Prentice Hall PTR, 2003.1026 p.
? BACKHURST, J. R. et al.: Chemical Engineering: Fluid Flow, Heat Transfer and Mass Transfer. Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, 1999.
? RICHARDSON, J. F., HARKER, J. H.: Chemical Engineering. Vol. 1+2, Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, 2002.
? TARLETON, S.: Solid/liquid separation: Equipment Selection and Process Design. Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, 2007.

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar