Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27
To add breadth to students' curriculum in the core area of separation processes. Familiarises students with particulate solids, their properties and characterisation. The motion of particles, including Stokes' Law and Darcy's Law, in fluids is covered in depth in order to facilitate analysis and design of separation process unit operations. Further aims are to provide students with a broad knowledge and understanding of physical separation processes such as filtration, sedimentation, centrifugation, settling. By the end students should have a knowledge and understanding of, an ability to analyse and an ability to design a wide variety of physical separation unit operations
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | None. | Sustained Study | No |
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Characterisation and properties of particles; Particulate solids in bulk; Particle size reduction and enlargement; Motion of particles in a fluid; flow of fluids through porous media; filtration and fluidisation; multi-phase separation including knock-out drums, 2-phase separators and 3-phase separators; sedimentation; centrifugation including centrifuge/cyclone/hydrocyclone design.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
1st Attempt: 3-hour written examination (80%), continuous assessment (20%). Resit: 3-hour written examination (100%).
There are no assessments for this course.
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