congress welcome congress topics congress overview congress programme plenary lecture invited lectures scientific committee speakers info exhibition short courses course I course II course III course IV course V course VI plant tours online registration registration info + fees leipzig + travel info organized city tours congress party press links supported by contact organizer + impress Hosted by Supported by		Short Courses - April 14, 2008 Six parallel Pre-Congress Short Courses presented by leading experts covering major aspects of filtration & separation are planned for the first day:     Course I - Particle Systems Characterization Presenter:   Prof. U. Riebel University of Cottbus       SCOPE: Size, shape and physical properties of single particles Particle size distributions Sedimentation, inertial motion, diffusion and electrical mobility Other physical properties used in characterization Structure and permeability of filter cakes Flocculation and dispersion of particles Selected measurement methods for size, shape and zeta potential Selection criteria for measurement methods Discussion of applications     Course II - Dust Separation   Presenter:   Prof. E. Schmidt University of Wuppertal       SCOPE: Evaluation of dust collection equipment Centrifugal collectors / cyclones Fibrous filters / deep bed filters Fabric filters / surface filters Wet scrubbers Electrical precipitators Selection of dust collection equipment Raw gas conditioning     Course III - Multiphase-Flow-Simulation   Presenters:       Prof. U. Janoske University of Cooperative Education Mosbach Prof. Martin Böhle University of Wuppertal Dr. Steffen Schütz University of Stuttgart       SCOPE: Fundamentals of computational fluid dynamics Euler/Euler Euler/Lagrange VOF Population balance Lattice Boltzmann Smooth particle hydrodynamics     Course IV - Continuous Vacuum and Pressure Filters for Solid-Liquid-Separation   Presenters:   Dr. H. Anlauf University of Karlsruhe Dr. R. Bott Bokela GmbH       SCOPE: Technical overview Fundamentals of cake filtration, washing and dewatering Apparatus design and operation Filter media – slurry pretreatment Apparatus selection criteria Cost analysis     Course V- Centruifuges for Solid-Liquid-, Liquid-Liquid- and 3-Phase-Separation   Presenters:   Prof. M. Kopf Mannheim University / Pieralisi Dipl.-Ing. Bruno Hegnauer KMPT Group       SCOPE: Overview on centrifugal equipment used in industry Fundamentals of sedimentation in centrifuges Cake filtration in centrifuges Cake washing and dewatering Apparatus design and operation Apparatus selection criteria Process-applications     Course VI - Cross-Flow-Micro- and Ultra-Filtration   Presenter:   Prof. S. Ripperger University of Kaiserslautern       SCOPE: Overview of the market and the applications Used membranes and their characterisation Plant design and operation modes Membrane module designs Flux influencing parameters Basic approaches for modelling the separation an permeation process Further methods for increasing flux values (e.g. periodical back pulsing) Life cycle cost estimations Process-applications