Design of Industrial plants

Teacher: Marina Campolo

Course program (2018-2019)

Text (PDF)

Homeworks

1. Storage/transport of incompressible fluids: Text (PDF)
2. Storage/transport of compressible fluids: Text (PDF)
3. Multiphase flow: Text (PDF)
4. Separation systems: Text (PDF)
5. Mass tranfer equipments: Text (PDF)
6. Heat tranfer equipments: Text (PDF)

Homework solution

1. Storage/transport of incompressible fluids Text in Italian (PDF), Text in English (PDF)
2. Storage/transport of compressible fluids: Text in Italian (PDF), Text in English (PDF)
3. Multiphase transport systems: Text in Italian (PDF), Text in English (PDF)
4. Separation systems: Text in Italian (PDF), Text in English (PDF)
5. Mass transfer equipments: Testo (PDF), Text in English (PDF)

Hands on sessions

Hands on session N.1 (October 15, 2018):

1.1 experimental evaluation of pressure drop along an hydraulic line; instructions and experimental data (30 and 50 mm);

1.2 evaluation of centrifugal pump characteristic curve:
instructions, pressure loss data

Hands on session N.2 (October 22, 2018):

2.1 filling of gas tank;
2.2 sonic flow from tank;
2.3 experimental evaluation of pressure drop along a gas line; test description and experimental data 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3.


Hands on session N.3 (November 12, 2018):

3.1 evaluation of pressure loss in multiphase flow regime; experimental data,

Course 2017-2018
Course 2016-2017
Course 2015-2016
Course 2014-2015
Course 2013-2014
Data 2012
Data 2011

Teaching resources

Block 1: course introduction

Block diagrams, Process \& Flow diagrams and P\&Is: External link 1 External link 2 External link 3

Block 2: transport of compressible flow

Compressible flow 1: critical pressure ratio: Text (PDF)
Compressible flow 2: critical pressure ratio: Text (PDF)

Block 3: multiphase flow

Size and properties of particles: systems to determine particle size distribution Text (PDF file)
Pneumatic conveying:Slides (PDF), Article 1 (PDF) Article 2 (PDF)
Multiphase flow (gas-liquid): Slides on flow regimes and calculation of pressure drop (PDF), Book chapter 1 (PDF), Book chapter 2 (PDF)
Flow through porous media/packed beds: pressure loss: Text 1 (PDF), Text 2 (PDF)

Block 4: separation equipments

Particle separation systems: Text (PDF file)
PSD and settling chambers: Text (PDF file)
Impactors, cyclones and other inertial and gravitational collectors: Text (PDF file)
Liquid-liquid coalaescer design manual: Text (PDF file)
Cyclone/multicyclone systems: Text (PDF file)
Electrostatic precipitators (ESP): Text (PDF file)
Fabric filters: Text (PDF file)
Characteristics of media filters: collection mechanisms/unit collector and filter collection efficiency Text (PDF file)
Removal of nanoparticles from gas flow by fibrous filters: a review Review Paper (PDF file)

Block 5: heat transfer equipments

Heat transfer basics and equipments: Text 1 (PDF format)
Heat transfer basics and equipments: Text 2 (PDF format)

Block 6: mass transfer equipments

Diffusion basics 1: Text (PDF format)
Diffusion basics 2: Text (PDF format)
Mass transfer: Text (PDF format)
Gas absorption: Text (PDF format)
Design of continuous contact mass transfer equipments: Text (PDF)
Packing for mass transfer equipments: Testo (Formato PDF)

Additional homeworks : Text in Italian (PDF) Text in English (PDF)

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