FILTECH 2011 - Exhibition + Congress - 22-24 March 2011 - Wiesbaden Germany

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SHORT COURSE I

One day prior to FILTECH 2011 on Monday March 21, 2011 two 1-Day Short Courses will be held.


THE SOLID/LIQUID SEPARATION PROCESS

"The Solid Liquid Separation Process" Short Course is of interest to engineers, scientists, managers and other technical personnel involved in solid-liquid separation in the process and other industries. They will find the course informative, regardless of whether they design, purchase, research or use filtration and separation equipment. Plant engineers, technicians and operators should find the course materials directly applicable, and graduate research students will value the expert introduction to the technologies. It is a comprehensive review of the processes involved in the separation of solids from liquids, which will emphasise practical aspects and present appropriate theoretical information as necessary.

SCOPE:
Woven and Composite Filter Media	Sedimenters	Pressure and Vacuum Filtration
Nonwoven Filter Media & Membranes	Cake Filters	Selection, Analysis & Simulation of SLS Equipment
Clarification Filtration	Centrifugal Separations	Computer Software

PRESENTERS


Professor Richard Wakeman is a consultant chemical engineer with many years experience of working with industry internationally. He also holds professorships at Loughborough (UK), Pardubice (Czech Republic) and Chun Yuan (Taiwan) Universities and is a Visiting Fellow at Mumbai University (India). He is the Honorary Secretary of The Filtration Society and a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and the Royal Academy of Engineering.		Dr. Steve Tarleton is a mechanical engineer and a Senior Lecturer at Loughborough University, and has been Secretary of the EFCE Working Party on Filtration and Separation. The presenters are internationally recognised experts who have both been Chairmen of The Filtration Society. They have co-authored several books and over 400 technical articles. They are the principals of Filtration Solutions, the publisher of the FILTRATION journal, Filter Design Software, and The Dictionary of Filtration and Separation. Their work has been published widely and recognised by awards from the Institution of Chemical Engineers, The Filtration Society, and the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers.

SCHEDULE

9.00 h	Introduction
	The Solid/Liquid Separation process; overview of the course.
9.15 h	Media used in Liquid Filtration
	Woven fabrics, wirecloths and composites; properties and applications characteristics.
10.00 h	Membrane Filtration
	Membranes – types (e.g. polymeric, ceramic and metallic types), characteristics, operational properties.
10.40 h	Break

11.10 h	Clarification Filtration
	Clarification equipment; sand and DE filters, cartridges and precoat filters.
11.55 h	Principles of Sedimentation and Filtration
	Sedimentation and cake filtration fundamentals (including compressible cakes), laboratory tests and their relevance to process scale filters, importance of correct filter media selection.
12.45 h	Discussion
	An open-floor question and answer session.
13.00 h	Lunch

14.00 h	Pressure and Vacuum Filters
	Alternative designs of pressure and vacuum filters, effects of filter operating characteristics, applications.
15.00 h	Coffee Break

15.30 h	Testing and Standards
	Test methods and standards that apply to filter media, liquid filtration, and new filter applications.
16.15 h	Computer Software for Filtration
	Generic equipment types, approaches to selection and simulation, use of computer software (methodology, selection charts, data analysis and process simulation), use showing simple and advanced procedures.
17.00 h	Discussion
	An open-floor question and answer session.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION		The Short-Course registration includes
Day-Ticket	Registration until Dec. 10, 2010: 450 Euro	Course Notes
	Registration from Dec. 11, 2010: 540 Euro	Lunch and drinks during breaks
	Prices include 19% German VAT	Free admission to the Exhibition (March 22 – 24, 2011)
Date	Monday, March 21, 2011	Exhibition Catalogue
Time	9:00 am - 6:00 pm	Wiesbaden Tourist + Public Transport Ticket
Venue	Rhein-Main-Halls - Wiesbaden - Germany	FILTECH 2011 Get-Together March 22, 2011