Transport of solids in the form of hydraulic and pneumatic conveying has progressed enormously since its beginning over a century ago. Industries concerned with the processing of particulate solids have employed hydraulic or pneumatic transport of solids in almost all plants: the examples of catalyst, polymer particles, china, clay, pigments, paints, foodstuffs, etc. In these process industries, the greatest bulk is in the solid-state and almost always in particulate form. In the chemical industry alone, the value of the product formed as particles is greater than 30% of the whole. The handling of particles is very important and often done wastefully from an engineering point of view. Improvements could lead to considerable savings over a wide range of industries.
Because of the complex nature of the interaction between solid particles and intervening, the subject of transport solids in the form of hydraulic transport and pneumatic conveying is difficult and multi-faceted. The entire system is difficult to design and it is even more important to be operated and maintained properly. To decide whether hydraulic or pneumatic transport is a viable solution, it is necessary to know the costs of the entire process including solids preparation, pumping or compressing, pipeline, and solids post-processing. The course is very practical and provides information on materials, equipment, design, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting
Learn how to be familiar with different systems for hydraulic transport and pneumatic conveying and their advantages and disadvantages
Understand the methods of the hydraulic and mechanical design of systems for the transport of solids according to existing world standards and codes
Learn how to make optimal selection and sizing of elements of a system for a given industrial application
Use the methods of estimating the efficiency of transport systems and the ways to improve the reliability of operation
Know the guidelines for accepted maintenance and protection techniques regarding problems in operation, such as corrosion, erosion, abrasion, wear, etc
Maintenance Engineers
Process and Mechanical Technicians
Design Engineers
Supervisors and Operators
Mechanical Engineers
System for hydraulic transport of solids: main features, elements, and components
Basics of the flow of liquids in pipes: velocity and pressure drop of the flow of mixtures
Classification of flow characteristics of common slurries
Review of main elements of slurry preparation equipment
Other vital components of the hydraulic transport
Selection of pipes, material, and diameter based on maximum fluid velocity
Detailed calculation of pressure losses in the pipeline
Selection and sizing of pumps for the hydraulic transport system
Handling of difficult slurries
After-treatment of transported material
System design environmental considerations
Guidelines for adequate pipeline installation and maintenance
Hydraulic system inspection, control, and performance testing
Problems with system starting and stopping
Methods of pipeline vibration reduction
Economic analysis: capital costs and operating costs
Systems for pneumatic conveying of solids
Basics of the flow of gases in pipes
Sizing of blowers and piping connections
Review of main elements of material preparation equipment
Selection of pipe material and diameter and design of piping systems
Material - gas separation
After-installation inspection and check-up
Receiving and unloading of material, start-up of operation
Operational problems and troubleshooting
Control and monitoring the system
Optimizing and upgrading the existing systems: issue of changing the material
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