Sample courses and training modules

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The most popular modules selected by companies for inclusion in customised off-the-shelf courses often include some of the following:

Fundamentals

  • Principles of Flow in Porous Media
  • Dynamics of Particles in Fluids

Pretreatment Techniques

  • Chemical Pretreatment Techniques
  • Concentration and Thickening Techniques

Solid/Liquid Separation Equipment

  • Batch Filters and Separators
  • Continuous Filters and Separators
  • Filter Media
  • Clarification and Depth Filtration
  • Centrifugal Filters – Testing and Assessment
  • Sedimenting Centrifuges
  • Filter Presses and Press Operation
  • Selection Methods for Separation Equipment
  • Scale-Up Procedures in Filtration

Applications

  • Filtration Characteristics of Sludge Dewatering
  • Alternative Technologies for Sludge Dewatering
  • Sludge Pumping and Filter Performance
  • Filtration Applications in the Pulp and Paper Industry
  • Principles of Water Filtration
  • Swimming Pool Water Filtration

Understanding the Filter Cycle

  • Cake Filtration
  • Gas Deliquoring
  • Cake Washing
  • Computer Software for Filtration
  • Compression Deliquoring
  • Simulation of the Filter Cycle

Membrane Filtration

  • Membrane Technology Fundamentals
  • Membrane Packaging and Process Characterisation
  • Polarisation, Fouling and Pretreatment in Membrane Processes
  • Effects of Variables on Membrane Fouling
  • Solvent Resistant Membrane Filtration

Gas Filtration

  • Principles of Aerosol (Fibrous) Filtration
  • Process Scale Gas Cleaning by Filtration

Drying

  • Fundamentals of Drying
  • Experimental Determinations of Drying
  • Types of Dryer and Characteristics

Courses tailored to meet specific requirements of a company will include specially designed modules, which may be in addition to some of those in the list above.