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Laboratory of Bulk Solids

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Course Unit Code542-0507/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
NEC37prof. Ing. Jan Nečas, Ph.D.
Summary
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the subject is to acquaint students with the basic properties of particulate matter and its measurement. During the course, students will learn the basic types of measurements, their evaluation and the impact of the results on the design of process lines. The achieved properties will be applied in the input and design of process equipment and generally in technical activities related to bulk material.
Course Contents
1. Basic Terminology, Summary of measurable properties of particulate matter
2. Particle size distribution measurement, Basic concepts, Methods, Analyzers
3. Measurement - Sieve analysis
4. Test evaluation - Sieve analysis, implications for applications
5. Measurements - Sample Granulometry - laser method
6. Test Evaluation - Sample Granulometry - laser method, Implications for Applications
7. Measurement of sample granulometry - optical method
8. Test evaluation - sample granulometry - optical method, implications for applications
9. Internal friction - methods, measured parameters, shear testers
10. Internal friction - Jenike test, evaluation
11. Internal friction - rotational shear test, evaluation
12. Measurement of wall friction with contact materials
13. Evaluation of the friction test and effects on the structure, Material Fluidisation

Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
McGlinchey, D.: Characterisation of bulk solids. Blackwell Publishing, 2005).
Jenike, A. W.: Storage and Flow of Solids. (University of Utah, 1964).
Shamlou, P. A.: Handling of bulk solids: theory and practice. Elsevier, 2013. Brown, Robert L., and Colin J.R.: Principles of powder mechanics: essays on the packing and flow of powders and bulk solids. Vol. 10. Elsevier, 2016.
Schulze, D.: Powders and Bulk Solids, Springer, 2007
Jasaň, V., Košábek, J.: Teória dopravných a manipulačných zariadení. Alfa Bratislava, 1986
Polák,J., Slíva,A.: Dopravní a manipulační zařízení III. ES VŠB-TUO, 2005, ISBN 80-248-20963-X
Pavliska,J., Hrabovský,L.: Dopravní a manipulační zařízení IV. ES VŠB-TUO, 2004, ISBN 80-248-0537-5
Recommended Reading:
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.
Jasaň, V., Lemesányi, L.: Úpravnické stroje I. ES TU Košice, 1987.
Jaluria, Y. Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing. Springer, 2017. ISBN 978-3-319-76983-7
Zegzulka J.: Vliv mechanicko-fyzikálních vlastností sypkých hmot na konstrukci
dopravních, úpravnických a skladovacích zařízení, Habilitační práce
Časopisy – Granularmater, Schütgut, bukl-solids-handling, bukl–solids-
processing, Logistika a další
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Individual consultations, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined