Hydromechanical Equipment

Course guarantor:

Tomáš Jirout

Lecturer:

Tomáš Jirout

Tutor:

Stanislav Solnař

Supervisor:

Department of Process Engineering

Synopsis:

Design, principles and basic calculations of following equipment: pipes and pipe networks, packed and bubble columns, filters, settlers, centrifuges and cyclones, fluidized beds, mixing equipment, silos and conveyors, crushers and mills, granulators, extruders, injection and blow moulding machines, rolls and calenders.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction. Basic equations. Friction losses. Basic calculations of pipes.

2. Basis of pipe networks calculation.

3. Calculation of pipes with pumps. Packed beds and columns.

4. Bubble columns. Calculation of filters.

5. Cake and bed filters. Settling velocity calculation.

6. Settlers and classifiers. Flotators.

7. Sedimentation centrifuges.

8. Filtration centrifuges. Cyclones. Fluidized beds.

9. Mixing equipment.

10. Static mixers. Silos and hoppers.

11. Conveyors. Crushers and mills.

12. Granulators. Mixers. Extruders.

13. Injection and blow moulding machines. Rolls and calenders.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Calculations of pipe and pipe networks.

2. Calculation of pipes with pumps.

3. Design calculations of cake and bed filters.

4. Settling velocity calculation. Design calculations of settlers and classifiers.

5. Design calculations of centrifuges and cyclones.

6. Calculation equipments with fluidized beds.

7. Design calculations of mixing equipments.

Study Objective:

Study materials:

Rieger, F., Novák, V., Jirout, T.: Hydromechanické procesy I. 1. vyd. Praha: Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2005. 209 s. ISBN 80-01-03283-8.

Rieger, F., Novák, V., Jirout, T.: Hydromechanické procesy II. 1. vyd. Praha: Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2005. 167 s. ISBN 80-01-03302-3.

Note:

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• 02 26 31 34 BSTR EPT 2012 P základ (compulsory elective course)
• 06 40 45 48 BSTR EPT 2012 K základ (compulsory elective course)
• 06 40 45 48 DSTR EPT 2012 K základ (compulsory elective course)