| Lectures and exercises |
hours |
| Topics |
Specific contents |
|
| Fluid Transport |
Transport of fluid into pipelines. Economic transport of fluids. Transport of compressible fluids. Transport of multiphase process fluids. Pneumatic transport. Measuring pressure, flowrates and velocity in multifluid systems. Laboratory sessions (6). |
18
|
| Particle/droplet abatement |
Particle separation principles and technology. Dynamics of particle transport. Charateristics of particulate flows. Particle abatement technology: Gravity separation; Electrostatic separation; Inertial separation; filters. Economic design of separation facilities. |
14
|
| Mass transfer/absorption |
Mass transfer operations: absorption for gas cleaning.
Steady state diffusion in thin film; transient diffusion in semi-infinite slab. Mass diffusion in films. Mass diffusion in droplets and bubbles. Sizing scrubbers and film devices. |
10
|
| Introduction to environmental management |
ISO 14000 and EMAS; Environmental Management Systems (EMS); case study. |
6
|
| Total hours for lectures and exercises |
48 |
| for exercises only |
12 |
|
Further educational activities
|
hours
|
| Labs |
6 |
| Tutorials / Seminars |
0 |
| Workshops |
0 |
| Guided tours |
4 |
| |
|
| Total hours for further educational activities |
10 |
| Total hours |
58
|