Particle Characteristics And Size Analysis
General characteristics of solids, their behaviour under different external forces, agglomeration, techniques for size analysis.
Size Reduction
Laws of size reduction, classification of equipment, methods of size reduction, disintegration, preparation of colloids.
Mechanical Separations
Screening and Screening equipment, effectiveness of screens, gravity settling, sedimentation, thickening, centrifugal separation,impingement methods, industrial dust removing equipment with special reference to electrostatic and magnetic separators, heavy media separations, floatation.
Filtration
Theory of filtration, Batch and continuous filters, centrifuges, membrane and ultra filtration.
Mixing And Agitation
Equipment for blending and kneading, dispersion, power for agitation, correlations.
Storage And Conveying Of Solids
Conveyors, elevators, pneumatic conveying, Different methods for storage of solids.
Solid Fluid Operations Text Book
1. Mccabe,W.L, Smith J.C ., ” Unit Operations in Chemical Engineering “, McGraw-Hill, Fourth Edition, 1984.
Solid Fluid Operations References
1. Coulson, J.M., Richardson, J.F., ” Chemical Engineering “, Volume 2, Third Edition, Pergamon Press, 1977.
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