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Overview of Particulate Handling Technology 2023

Overview of Particulate Handling Technology 2023
Overview of Particulate Handling Technology 2023

This is an intensive short course designed to introduce the technology of storing and handling bulk materials. It also covers the problems that can result from incorrect equipment selection, and looks at appropriate design methodologies for safe and reliable plant. Specially prepared by the Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling, this course has already been attended by over three hundred engineers from industry and is regularly updated to reflect new developments and changes in industrial practice.

You will learn:

  • Techniques for reducing product degradation during handling
  • How to troubleshoot problematic systems
  • Ways to reduce maintenance, repair and unplanned stoppages to material handling hardware
  • Design fundamentals for specifying equipment
  • Characterisation of materials
  • Relevant case studies from industry

Subjects covered

  • Introduction to storage and handling of bulk materials
  • Hoppers and silos
  • Pneumatic, screw and belt conveying
  • Characterisation of bulk solids
  • Dust Control
  • Sampling
  • Discharge aids
  • Feeders
  • Segregation, degradation and caking
  • Operational problems and troubleshooting
  • Case studies are used throughout to illustrate the presentations, and substantial discussion periods are included to permit the analysis of specific problems experienced by attendees

Course Fee

£825 per delegate (this fee includes all refreshments and lunch through the day as well as an evening meal on the first night of the course).

Practical workshop: £435 per delegate

Discounts are available for group bookings and returning delegates.

Date
19 okt 2023

Location
University of Greenwich

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