COURSE LAYOUT
Week 1: Introduction to relevance of fluid-particle mechanics and processing operations in chemical engineering. Solid particle characterization - Size
distribution, determinations of mean particle size, methods of particle size measurement
Week 2: Fluid-particle mechanics: Flow around immersed bodies, concept of drag, boundary layer separation
Week 3: Fluid-particle mechanics: Motion of particles in a fluid, effect of particle shape, influence of boundaries on terminal velocity
Week 4: Fluid flow through granular and packed beds of particles: Ergun equation, Kozeny-Carman equation, Darcys law, permeability
Week 5: Fluidization: Minimum fluidization velocity, relevant particle properties, types of fluidization, liquid-solid and gas-solid systems
Week 6: Introduction to separation of solids from fluids. Sedimentation - Free and hindered settling, fine and coarse particles, Richardson-Zaki equation
Week 7: Filtration: Principles of flow through filter cakes and medium, filtration practice, selection of filtration equipment
Week 8: Centrifugal separations: Gas cyclone and hydrocyclone, efficiency of separation, sedimentation in a centrifugal field
Week 9: Particle size reduction: Particle fracture mechanisms, energy requirement for size reduction, types and characteristics of comminution equipment,
selection of appropriate machine
Week 10: Particle size enlargement: Interparticle forces, comparison and interaction between forces, nucleation and growth of particles, granulation
equipment
Week 11: Transport of fluid-solid systems: Hydraulic and pneumatic transport, flow regimes, rheological models, dilute and dense phase
Week 12: Colloids and nanoparticles: Introduction, surface forces, suspension rheology, and application.
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