Simulation of process systems

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	542-0512/01
Abbreviation	SPS
Course title	Simulation of process systems
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Mining Engineering and Safety
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Jiří Rozbroj, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to the course, bulk materials and their classification in process systems
2. Discrete element method - introduction, history, commercial use, R&D
3. Contact models
4. Input parameters and their experimental determination
5. Defining virtual particulate matter
6. Calibration of virtual material and optimization of input data
7. Validation of transport, handling, storage and process systems
8. Data visualization and analysis
9. Simulation of transport and handling equipment in process systems
10. Simulation of storage facilities in process systems
11. Simulation of mixing processes
12. Simulation of separation processes, Simulation of crushing, disconnecting and conditioning processes
13. Advanced DEM modeling and interconnection with other numerical methods (CFD, FEM, MBD)

E-learning

http://lms.vsb.cz/

Literature

McGlinchey, D. Characterisation of bulk solids. (Blackwell Publishing, 2005).
Jenike, A. W. Storage and Flow of Solids. (University of Utah, 1964).
Schulze, D. Powders and Bulk Solids. (Springer, 2007).
Jaluria, Y. Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing. Springer, 2017.

Advised literature

Woodcock, C. R., and J. S. Mason. Bulk solids handling: an introduction to the practice and technology. Springer Science & Business Media, 2012.
Arnold, Peter C.; Mclean, Arnold G.; Roberts, Alan William. Bulk solids: storage, flow and handling. Tunra, 1978.
McGlinchey, Don. Bulk solids handling. Wiley-Blackwell, 2008.
Reicks, Allen, and Michael T. Myers, eds. Bulk Material Handling by Conveyor Belt 5. SME, 2004.

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