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Process equipment

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 542-0054/02
Abbreviation PZ
Course title Process equipment
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Mining Engineering and Safety
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Jan Nečas, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

1. Introduction to the subject, content, requirements for the student, Basic concepts of process equipment
2. Standards, technical drawings, types of drawings, Requirements for process equipment level
3. Particular materials division. Mechanical properties of particulate matter, measurement of basic parameters.
4. Process equipment division. Traffic performance calculation. Transport of material during processes
5. Towing system, Infinite towing device, Belt conveyor, Principle, Division and main part. Technological accessories of conveyor belt. Basics of belt conveyor theory and calculation.
6. Belt conveyor operating equipment. Special belt conveyors - with pressure belt, with baffles, hose.
7. Device on the principle of bucket - principle, construction, main part, calculation. Means of transport - principle, construction, basics of chain conveyor calculation.
8. Ridge conveyor system - principle, construction, basics of chain conveyor calculation. Redler - principle of construction, basics of chain conveyor calculation.
9. Vibration-based equipment - scheme, principles of vibration excitation, basic parameters calculation. Equipment on the principle of worm mechanism - construction, division, simplified calculation of parameters
10. Own weight transport - chutes, gutters. Minimal fluidization velocity, pneumatic transport - division, basic design schemes.
11. Containers for process equipment, closures
12. Invented particular mass, problems of particulate matter flow in process equipment
13. Mixing, principles, basic terms, mixing equipment

Povinná literatura

Seville, J.P.K. Procesising of particulate solids, Blackie academic &professional, London, 1997, ISBN 0-7514-0376-8 .
SCHULZE, D. Powders and bulk solids: behavior, characterization, storage and flow, New York: Springer, c2008. ISBN 35-407-3767-7 .
ASTM D7743-12, Standard Test Method for Measuring the Minimum Fluidization Velocities of Free Flowing Powders, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2012, www.astm.org.
Barry A. Wills and James A. Finch. Wills' Mineral Processing Technology : An Introduction to the Practical Aspects of Ore Treatment and Mineral Recovery. Book, 8th Edition, Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd.

Doporučená literatura

Ray, T. K. Mechanical handling of materials. New Delhi: Asian Books Private Limited. 2004.
Wohlbier, R. H. Mechanical conveying. Clausthal-Zellerfeld: Trans Tech Publ. 2000.
Fayed, M. E., & Skocir, T. S. Mechanical conveyors: Selection and operation. 2018.
Sclater, N. Mechanisms and mechanical devices sourcebook. New York: McGraw-Hill. 2013.