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Theory and Design of Process Equipment

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Course Unit Code342-6509/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SLI74prof. Ing. Aleš Slíva, Ph.D.
Summary
Students will get acquainted with the theory and construction of equipment for process processing of materials, ie. with the theoretical design for the construction of process machines and equipment. The study of the subject is supplemented by practical applications of treatment and transport machines in operation.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to get acquainted with the theory and construction of process equipment for the processing of raw materials, including practical applications of process and special transport machines in operations.
By completing this course, students should acquire the following skills:
- identify the process equipment, its functionality and parameters
- use knowledge of the behavior of substances for the construction of equipment,
- design and calculate equipment according to capacity assumptions

By completing this course, students should be competent to:
- design new process equipment.
Course Contents
1. Characteristics of transported materials according to the FEM standard. Piece materials. Mechanical properties of the material.
2. Basic concepts in material disintegration.
3. Disconnection, disconnectability and degree of disconnection. Basic types and methods of mechanical disconnection.
4. Disconnection theory. Kick's hypothesis (volume). Rittinger's hypothesis (surface). Kick-Standler hypothesis. Bond hypothesis. General differential equation of decoupling.
5. Crushing machines. Division and use of crushing and grinding machines.
6. Cone crusher. Basic parameters of sharp-angle cone crushers. Symons crusher calculation.
7. Roller crusher. Parameters of roller crusher.
8. Jaw crusher. Jaw crusher calculation.
9. Ball mill. Calculation and design of a ball mill. Calculation of the ball waste angle.
10. Critical speed of the ball mill. Optimal ball mill speed. Working speed of the ball mill. Spherical motion modes by speed.
11. Pearl mill. Hammer and impact crusher. Hammer / impact crusher design.
12. Material classification. Classification of sorting aggregates. Vibrating screens.
13. Movement of material along networks with rectilinear motion (β = 0 °, β <> 0). Movement of material on a network with rotary motion (β = 0 °, β <> 0).
14. Special sorters.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Jaluria, Y. Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing. Verlag: Springer International Publishing. ISBN: 978-3-319-76982-0.

Pešat, Z. Manipulace s materiálem v hutích I. VŠB – TUO, ES, 1992.
Vejvoda, S. Stavba procesních zařízení. VUT-Brno. Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2002.
Han, Y. Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing. Proceedings of Chinese Materials Conference 2017.
Recommended Reading:
Francis, L. Materials Processing. Academic Press, 2015. ISBN: 978012385132.
Geiger, G. H.Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing. Springer, ISBN: 9783319480909.
Časopisy Powder Technology, Chemical Engineering, Research and Design apod.
Jasaň, V., Lemesányi, L.: Úpravnické stroje I. ES TU Košice, 1987.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 18
        ExaminationExamination65 33