Short Course II – Air Cleaning and Dust Separation

Programme

8.30 h Welcome Coffee

Introduction

9.00 h Particulate Matter (PMx); Dust Separation; Air Cleaning; Overview of the course.

Evaluation of Dust Collection Equipment

9.15 h Particle size characterisation, concentration measurement, overall and fractional collection efficiency.

Centrifugal Collectors (Cyclones)

10.00 h Mode of operation, basic designs, application, collection efficiency, pressure drop.

10.45 h Coffee Break

Fibrous Filters (Deep-Bed Filters)

11.00 h Mode of operation, basic designs, application, collection efficiency, pressure drop.

Fabric Filters (Surface Filters)

11.45 h Mode of operation, basic designs, application, operating characteristics, design calculations.

Questions and answers

12.30 h An open-floor question and answer session.

13.00 h Lunch

Wet Scrubbers

14.00 h Mode of operation, basic designs, design calculations, application, droplet separation.

Electrical Precipitators

14.45 h Mode of operation, basic designs, design calculations, application, operating characteristics.

15.30 h Coffee Break

Selection of Dust Collection Equipment

15.45 h Comparison of the different techniques, strength and weaknesses, fields of application, selection procedure.

Raw Gas Conditioning

16.30 h Additional techniques for enhancing dust separation equipment (Electrical and acoustic enhancement, additive dosing, precoating,…).

Discussion

17.15 h An open-floor question and answer session.

FILTECH 2021 - Short Course II - Fine Dust Separation

Course Presenter

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Eberhard Schmidt is Full Professor for Safety Engineering / Environmental Protection at Wuppertal University. His academic degrees he earned 1991 and 1998 at Karlsruhe University. From 1993 to 1994 he was affiliated with the Joint Research Centre in Ispra/Italy. In the years 1998 and 1999 he was with Degussa company in the department of process engineering / particle technology. He is Co-Chairman of the FILTECH Conference and was Scientific Secretary of 10th World Filtration Congress. He has published more than 100 technical papers, books, patents, etc. and consulted and lectured throughout the world.

This 1-day Course will emphasise practical aspects and present theoretical information as necessary.

Short Course II

11 November 2024 | 9am – 6pm
KölnMesse | Cologne – Germany

Participation Fee

Early Bird 1-Day Ticket: 510 €

Normal Price 1-Day Ticket: 610 €

Registration

Short Course II Presenter:

Prof. Eberhard Schmidt – Wuppertal University

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Fine Dust Separation

11 November 2024

Cologne | Germany

Participation includes:

Extensive Course Notes

Get-Together

Access to the Exhibition

Cologne Public Transport Ticket

Welcome Coffee & Lunch

Refreshments during Breaks