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Process Equipment III

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Course Unit Code542-0515/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 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
ZEG50prof. Ing. Jiří Zegzulka, CSc.
NEC37prof. Ing. Jan Nečas, Ph.D.
ROZ092Ing. Jiří Rozbroj, Ph.D.
Summary
The course deepens the theoretical knowledge in the field of mechanical processes of liquid-solid phase separation. It is devoted to the theoretical description of the movement of material particles in the material environment and the application of theoretical knowledge in the design and modeling of separation technologies (thickening, filtration, centrifugation).
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students are able to perform deeper theoretical analysis of solid-liquid separation processes. They are familiar with the methods of mathematical modeling of these processes and are able to use the appropriate software equipment to design a technological scheme including its balance.
Course Contents
1. Methods of solid-liquid separation. Definition of basic terms.
2. Sedimentation. The movement of a single particle in an unlimited liquid
3. Sedimentation velocity of single particle in unlimited liquid
4. Suspension sedimentation. Undisturbed and disturbed sedimentation.
5. Devices for continuous sedimentation
6. Basic models for sedimentation process description
7. Simulation of continuous thickeners
8. Filtration. Fluid flow through a stable layer of granular material.
9. Mathematical description of the process by a layer of granular material
10. Filtration equation and its dependence on filtration conditions
11. Equipment for filtration
12. Centrifugal field drainage. Settling of a spherical particle in a centrifugal field.
13. Centrifugal field dewatering equipment
14. USIMPAC software for drainage modeling
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
KING, R. P., C. L. SCHNEIDER and E. A. KING. Modeling and simulation of mineral processing systems. 2nd ed. Englewood, Colo.: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, 2012. ISBN 978-0-87335-345-8.
HICKS, Tyler Gregory a Nicholas P. CHOPEY, ed. Handbook of chemical engineering calculations. 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2012. ISBN 978-0-07-176804-7.

NOVÁČEK, Jiří. Pomocné procesy I. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 1997. ISBN 80-7078-409-1.
NOVÁČEK, Jiří. Pomocné procesy II. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 1998. ISBN 80-7078-480-6.
HASAL, Pavel, Igor SCHREIBER a Dalimil ŠNITA. Chemické inženýrství I. Vyd. 2., přeprac. Praha: Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7080-002-7.
KING, R. P., C. L. SCHNEIDER and E. A. KING. Modeling and simulation of mineral processing systems. 2nd ed. Englewood, Colo.: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, 2012. ISBN 978-0-87335-345-8.
Recommended Reading:
GUPTA, A and D.S. YAN. Mineral processing design and operation an introduction. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2006. ISBN 9780444516367.
RUSSELL, David L. Practical wastewater treatment. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley-Interscience, c2006. ISBN 978-0-471-78044-1.
RUSSELL, David L. Practical wastewater treatment. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley-Interscience, c2006. ISBN 978-0-471-78044-1.
BÚGEL, Milan. Pomocné úpravnické procesy. Košice: Ediční středisko VŠT Košice, 1983.
GUPTA, A and D.S. YAN. Mineral processing design and operation an introduction. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2006. ISBN 9780444516367.
ŘEPKA, Vlastimil. Návody do cvičení z pomocných procesů. Ostrava: VŠB-Technická univerzita, 1997. ISBN 80-7078-414-8.
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
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 31