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Undergraduate Course: Solids Processing 3 (CHEE09008)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course comprises the physical principles underlying particle/solids characterisation, 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. Flow of fluids through beds of solid particles: Carman-Kozeny and Ergun equations for pressure gradient.
12. Filtration
13. Fluidisation
14. Introduction to minerals engineering.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Chemistry and Processes 2 (CHEE08017)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 20, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 73 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Degree examination with two equally weighted questions in December
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Solids Processing 32:120
Resit Exam Diet (August)Solids Processing 32:120
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will 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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Xianfeng Fan
Tel: (0131 6)50 5678
Email: x.fan@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Mark Owenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5533
Email: Mark.Owenson@ed.ac.uk
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