Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. J.

Tomas chair for Mechanical Process Engineering

Sommer semester 2015
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. J. Tomas, 10-237, phone: 58 783, juergen.tomas@ovgu.de (replaced by M. Tre)

Lecture "Storage and Flow of Particulate Solids"

Lecture:
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Wed. 15:00 - 17:00

G 10 - 460
Thu. 15:00 - 17:00
G 22A - 110 (2nd week) not in summer semester
http://www.mvt.ovgu.de/mvt/en/Lectures/Lecture+SFPS.html , chapters 0 7: *.pdf

Introduction
Tasks and problems of silo or bunker plant
Design steps of silo or bunker equipment
Introduction into mechanics of particulate solids
Particle bonds, adhesion forces and contact mechanics
Biaxial stress state, flow criteria, flow properties
Powder test equipment and testing techniques
Flow properties of cohesive particulate solids
Permeation, fluidisation and deaeration behaviour
Silo and bunker design for reliable flow
Hopper mass flow design to avoid bridging
Hopper funnel flow design to avoid channelling
Hopper discharge rates
Silo filling and level control devices
Hopper locks and valves
Standard silos
Silo and bunker pressure calculation
shaft pressures
hopper pressures
wall thickness of concrete and metal sheet silos
Design and selection of flow promotion devices
Design and selection of discharge devices
Introduction into dosing
Volumetric dosing
Gravimetric dosing

Literature
Schulze, D.

Powders and Bulk Solids: Behaviour,

Characterization and Flow
McGlinchey, D. (Ed.)
Bulk Solids Handling: Equipment Selection and Operation
Woodcock, C.R., Mason, Bulk Solids Handling - An Introduction to
J.S.
the Practice and Technology
Levy, A., Kalman, H.
Handbook of Conveying and Handling of
Particulate Solids
Gotoh, K.
Powder Technology Handbook
Perry, R.H., Green, D.W. Perrys Chemical Engineers Handbook
Nedderman, R.M.
Statics and Kinematics of Granular Materials
Molerus, O.
Principles of Flow in Disperse Systems

Springer, Berlin

2008

Blackwell Publishing, Oxford

2008

Springer, New York

1987

Elsevier, Amsterdam

2001

Marcel Dekker, New York

McGraw-Hill, New York
Cambridge University Press
Chapman & Hall, London

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Sommer semester 2015
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. J. Tomas, 10-237, phone: 58783, juergen.tomas@ovgu.de

Lecture:

"Storage and Flow of Particulate Solids"

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Recommended literature to Storage and Flow of Particulate Solids:
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Title
Publishers
Buhrke, H., Kecke, Strmungsfrderer
F. Vieweg Verlag, BraunH.J., Richter, H.
schweig
Hampe, E.
Silos, Bd I Grundlagen
Verlag fr Bauwesen, Berlin
Hesse, St.,
Handhabetechnik
Dr. Alfred Hthig Verlag,
Mittag, G.
Heidelberg
Israelachvili, J.N.
Academic Press London
Intermolecular and surface forces
Jenike, A. W.
Gravity flow of bulk solids
Eng. Exp. Station Bull. No.
108, Univ. Utah
Jenike, A. W.
Eng. Exp. Station Bull. No.
Storage and flow bulk of solids
123, Univ. Utah
Johnson, K.L.
Contact Mechanics
Cambridge University Press
Kvapil, R.
Schttgutbewegungen in Bunkern
Verlag Technik, Berlin
Martens, P.
Ernst & Sohn, Berlin
Silo Handbuch
McGlinchey, D.
Bulk Solids Handling: Equipment Selection and Blackwell Publishing, Ox(Ed.)
Operation
ford
Molerus, O.
Principles of Flow in Disperse Systems
Chapman & Hall, London
Molerus, O.
Schttgutmechanik - Grundlagen und Anwendun- Springer Verlag, Berlin - New
gen in der Verfahrenstechnik
York - Tokio
Pahl, M. H., Ernst, Lagern, Frdern und Dosieren von Schttgtern
Verl. TV Rheinland Kln /
R., Wilms, H.
Fachbuchverlag Leipzig
Pajer, G.
Frdertechnik, Bd III Stetigfrderer
Verlag Technik, Berlin
Reimbert, A. u. M. Silos - Berechnung, Betrieb und Ausfhrung
Bauverlag, Wiesbaden, Berlin
Reisner, W., v. Ei- Silos und Bunker fr die Schttgutspeicherung Trans. Tech. Publications,
senhardt-Rothe, M. Konstruktion und Verfahrensablauf
Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Scheffler, M.
Frdermittel und ihre Anwendung fr Transport,
Fachbuchverlag, Leipzig
Umschlag und Lagerung
Schubert, H. (Ed.) Handbuch der Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik
Wiley-VCH Verlag, Weinheim
Schubert, H.
Aufbereitung fester mineralischer Rohstoffe, Bd.
Deutscher Verlag fr GrundIII
stoffindustrie, Leipzig
Schulze, D.
Powders and Bulk Solids: Behaviour, CharacSpringer Berlin
terization and Flow
Schwedes, J.
Flieverhalten von Schttgtern in Bunkern
Verlag Chemie, Weinheim
Tomas, J.
Modellierung des Flieverhaltens von Schttgtern Habilitation, Bergakademie
auf der Grundlage der Wechselwirkungskrfte zwi- Freiberg
schen den Partikeln und Anwendung bei der Auslegung von Bunkeranlagen
Vetter, G.
Handbuch Dosieren
Vulkan-Verlag, Essen
Woodcock, C.R., Bulk Solids Handling - An Introduction to the
Springer, New York
Mason, J.S.
Practice and Technology
Journals:
Aufbereitungs-Technik
Bulk Solids Handling
Bulk & Powder Handl. Sci. & Technol.
Chemical Engineering Science

Particulate Science & Technology

Powder Handling & Processing
Powder Technology

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. J. Tomas chair for Mechanical Process Engineering

Prof. Dr.-Ing. J. Tomas
Storage and flow of particulate solids
3 SWS

The students are introduced into the fundamentals of physical product properties of cohesive, fine to ultra-fine powders.
As the consequence, they should learn how to handle cohesive powders and to prevent flow problems by an improved
apparatus and plant design for reliable flow and safe structure. Practical design examples are shown with respect to the
trouble-free storage, conveying, transporttation and dosing.
Prerequisite:
Mechanical process engineering, Mechanics

Content:

introduction, tasks, goals , problems

processing plant, general tasks
safety and environmental relevant apparatus and plant design performance, practical problems
general apparatus and plant design method, engineering experiences
fundamentals, flow characteristics of particulate solids as essential physical product properties
Microproperties: force-displacement behaviours of elastic, elastic-plastic, viscoplastic nanoparticle
contacts with load-unload hysteresis and energy dissipation
adhesion forces between fine to ultra-fine particles and their testing methods
particle contact consolidation microprocesses (crystallisation, chem. reactions, sintering)
Macroproperties: elastic, plastic behaviours of cohesive powders, time consolidation
flow parameters of cohesive powders and their testing methods
powder compressibility, compression and shear work
apparatus design for reliable flow and safe structure
silo design
feeder design
design examples and their practical performance
demonstration of lab-equipment to investigate powder processing and handling characteristic

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Prof. Dr. Ing.-habil. J. Tomas

summer semester 2008

Topics of Oral Examination "Storage and Flow of Particulate Solids"

No. Topics and content
1
Purpose and tasks of material storage units; Funnel and mass flow, advantages,
disadvantages, resulting problems of silo or bunker plant; Design steps of silo or bunker
equipment
2 * Particle contact mechanics, elastic, plastic, elastic-plastic and viscoplastic constititive
laws of particle contact deformations (explain typical force-displacement diagrams)
3 * Adhesion forces, particle contact forces and fundamental physical material parameters
or functions; kinetics of solid bridge bonds, physical material parameters
4
Stress states, powder elasticity-plastcity-viscosity, constitutive models, yield loci and
flow parameters; shear force - displacement diagram, incipient consolidation, yield and
steady-state flow, linear equations of yield loci, diagram sketches necessary; physicals
basics of cohesion
5
Operation principles of testing equipment (shear cells ), shear testing techniques and
shear cell data evaluation of yield loci, time yield loci (explain physical basics), wall
friction tests
6
Powder elasticity, derivation of compression functions of particulate solids; Compression and preshear work, specific power consumption
7
Yield loci and consolidation functions for hopper design; hopper design methods for
mass and funnel flow; advantages, disadvantages of conical and wedge-shaped hoppers
8
Qualitative pressure curves in shaft and hopper; derive the differential equation of silo
pressures in a vertical shaft, consequences of radial stress field in a convergent hopper
9
Critical mechanical stressing of silo walls; reinforcement of concrete; buckling stresses
of sheet metals and their wall thickness
10 Priciples of flow promotion devices, survey and design for flow; recommendations for
application with respect to ultrafine, compressible, cohesive and impermeable powders
(very problematic and poor handling), ensuring trouble-free discharge
11 Principles of discharge devices, survey and design for flow; vertical pressures in
hoppers and power consumption of discharge devices; recommendations for application
with respect to ultrafine, compressible, cohesive and impermeable powders (very
problematic and poor handling), adaption to mass flow
*not 2008

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