CL 206

Solid Fluid Operations

3-0-0-6

 

Syllabus:

Single particle characterization, motion of particles through fluid (terminal settling velocity, free and hindered settling), fluid flow past obstacles, fluidization, particle size reduction and enlargement, sieving, froth flotation, transport of solids, clogging in hoppers and reduction of clogging, dynamical quantities characterizing hopper flows, vibrating media, rotating suspensions and granular media; Gravity chambers, cyclone separators, industrial bag filters, electrostatic precipitators, wet scrubbers and clarifiers; Dead-end and continuous filtration, cross-flow microfiltration and forward osmosis; Agitation and mixing

Text Books:

  1. J.F. Richardson, J.H. Harker, J.R. Backhurst, Coulson and Richardson's Chemical Engineering Volume 2 - Particle Technology and Separation Processes (5th Edition)
  2. Fundamentals of Air Pollution Engineering,    Richard C. Flagan, John H. Seinfeld
  3. W. L. McCabe, J. Smith and P. Harriot, Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, 6th Ed., McGraw - Hill, International Edition, 2001.

Reference Book:

1.     Membrane Filtration: A Problem Solving Approach with MATLAB Greg Foley, Cambridge University Press, 2013.