Particle Size Reduction II: Size Reduction Equipment, Equipment Operation, Energy Requirements (Second in a two-part series)
October 20, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET)
90 Minute Accredited Online Training

Who Should Attend
This course is intended for professionals in the processes industries including those in the Chemical Process Industries, Biochemical industries, Pharmaceuticals, Mining, Pigment Manufacturing, Specialty Chemicals, Agrichemicals, Food Processing; Waste Management and Paper Processing. The novice will be quickly brought "up to speed" and the expert will be exposed to a detailed review of the subjects.

Engineers, scientists and technical personnel looking for understanding of principles of size reduction and engineers involved with solids processing, size reduction and control in mining, ore production, specialty chemical manufacturing, reactor & pilot plants, process and project design and waste processing and waste minimization will benefit from this training.

Typical job titles of those who should attend include: Process chemist, Food technologist and Engineers in the following areas: Agricultural, Project, Process engineer, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Maintenance, Mining and Chemical Production. This course is applicable to Solid-Solid Separations, Mining and Ore Production, Chemical Reactor Design, Pilot Plant Studies, Design and Scaleup, Specialty Chemical Production, Pharmaceutical Production, Paint & Pigment Industries, Solid Size Reduction and Ceramics & Cement Industries.

Description
This is a 2-part series.To receive the maximum benefit from this training, the course director recommends that participants attend both sessions. However, each session may also be taken individually should one specific area of this particle size reduction series match your training needs.

This 90-minute accredited online training course will review size reduction equipment, equipment operation and energy requirements.

Module 1: Size Reduction Equipment
  • Crushers: Jaw, Gyratory, Roller
  • Grinders: Hammer Mills, Roll Mills, Attrition, Tumbling Mills
  • Ultrafine Grinders: Fluid Energy Mills, Agitated Mills
  • Cutting Machines: Cutters, Dicers, Slitters

Module 2: Equipment Operations
  • Feeding & Feed Control
  • Open Circuit
  • Closed Circuit
  • Typical Circuit
  • Mill Discharge
  • Energy Consumption
  • Heat Removal
  • Screening

Module 3: Energy Requirements
  • Applied Energy
  • Comminutional Energy
  • Grinding Efficiency
  • Specialized Energy Tests
  • Time Scales
  • Grindability
  • Grindability Tests

Question and Answer Session