Mechanics and properties of particulate materials

Bulk materials (generally, particle systems) are now in technical and scientific the most dynamically developing discipline. The literature even a discussion on the definition of a new phase, because their properties and physical manifestations differs from all known forms of matter. 40% of all funds for Research of the European Union towards the area of ​​bulk materials (micrometer and nanometric particles). In this course, students will be bulk familiar with the general approach to describe the processes occurring in bulk Fuels and their applications in transport, storage and production. Such a general concept of bulk materials, which are studied and described changes in the form particulate materials in the form of mathematical and physical models is necessary for ongoing intensive development and growth of information industry. This point of view is necessary for understanding new information and work on innovative entrepreneurship. This allow students the idea of ​​the possibilities of traditional practices and development directions of the field and timely response to possible developments. The Course changes will be characterized by bulk properties, such as accompanying conditions of transport, production and storage. On the contrary, the changes in mechanical physical properties of bulk materials in time, you can identify the typical signs and traffic process that preceded them.
The lectures are devoted to the description of mechanical-physical and geometrical properties of bulk materials and interpretation of changes in mechanical processes. Students will acquire sufficient information for the proper choice of transport and storage depending on the characteristics of the manufacturing process of bulk materials for many applications (such as cement, wood chips, gravel, plastic granules, cocoa, coal powder, carbon black, wheat).