Undergraduate Course: Solids Processing 3 (CHEE09008)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Chemical |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course comprises the physical principles underlying particle/solids characterization, processing and handling and associated equipment employed.
1. Characterisation of assemblies of solid particles: histograms, frequency curves, oversize and undersize plots.
2. Definitions of mean diameters, sphericity, ratio of specific surfaces, bulk density and porosity.
3. Methods of size analysis.
4. Production of solid particles: size reduction; energy requirements and equipment; size enlargement by granulation; size separation.
5. Mixing of solid particles: mixing index and types of mixer.
6. Transfer function modelling of solid handling operations.
7. Movement of solid particles: hydraulic and pneumatic conveying, screw and belt conveyors.
8. Storage of solids
9. Relative particle-fluid motion: drag coefficient and its variation with particle Reynolds number; Stokes' Law, Free-settling ratio, design of free-settling hydraulic and aerodynamic classifiers.
10. Rotary motion in fluid-particle systems: cyclones and centrifuges.
11. Hindered settling. Extraction of data from batch settling tests by Kynch method and design of thickeners.
12. Flow of fluids through beds of solid particles: Carman-Kozeny and Ergun equations for pressure gradient.
13. Filtration
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Process Calculations 2 (CHEE08014)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | Tecture Theatre 2, Hudson Beare Building | 1-11 | 15:00 - 17:00 | | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 15:00 - 17:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 2, Hudson Beare Building |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Solids Processing 3 | 1:30 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Solids Processing 3 | 1:30 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
1.Understand the principles involved in particle/solid characterization, production, motion, mixing and storage
2.Describe and explain the operation of the solids processing equipment covered in the course.
3.Be able to make correlations of the physical principles underlying the behaviour of particulate materials covered in the course to processes (ex. microscopic) and equipment not explicitly described in this course
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Assessment Information
| Degree examination with two equally weighted questions in December |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr George Serghiou
Tel: (0131 6)50 8553
Email: george.serghiou@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Kathryn Nicol
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: kathryn.nicol@ed.ac.uk |
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