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Process equipment

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Course Unit Code542-0054/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
NEC37prof. Ing. Jan Nečas, Ph.D.
ROZ092Ing. Jiří Rozbroj, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject acquaints students with equipment used in different process facilities like a conveyors as well as handling equipment in relation to process equipment in the mineral processing and waste treatment field. Students will learn the basics of their construction and technological calculations. The course also includes theme of particulates with their relation to these devices.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Learning outcomes of the course unit is to acquaint students with the basic function principles of commonly used process equipment.
Course Contents
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
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
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.
ZEGZULKA, J. Mechanics of bulk materials, Version 1. Ostrava: VŠB - Technical university, (2004), 186 p. ISBN 80-248-0699-1.
Polák,J.,Pavliska,J.,Slíva,A.:Dopravní a manipulační zařízení I.ES VŠB-TUO, 2001.
Polák,J.,Bailotti,K.,Pavliska,J.,Hrabovský,L.:Dopravní a manipulační zařízení II. ES VŠB-TUO, 2003.
Seville, J.P.K. Procesising of particulate solids, Blackie academic &professional, London, 1997, ISBN 0-7514-0376-8.
Recommended Reading:
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.
Jasaň, V., Lemesányi, L.: Úpravnické stroje I. ES TU Košice, 1987.
Polák,J., Slíva,A.: Dopravní a manipulační zařízení III. ES VŠB-TUO, 2005.
Pavliska,J.,Hrabovský,L.:Dopravní a manipulační zařízení IV. ES VŠB-TUO, 2004.
A. GUPTA AND D.S. YAN. Mineral processing design and operation. An introduction. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2006. ISBN 9780444516367.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, 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 21