Institute of Particle Process Engineering

Laboratory Mechanical Process Engineering II

Dr.-Ing. Kai Nikolaus

Organization:

The MVT I laboratory course is conducted in small groups. Each laboratory group must submit a laboratory report for each laboratory test. The work that must be completed for each laboratory experiment is divided into a pre-test (short examination) and a final test (short examination), in which the laboratory reports are also assessed. The attendance time only concerns the pre-test (shortly before the experiment) and the actual performance of the laboratory experiments in small groups. The laboratory experiments are spread over the semester at two-week intervals.

All other work will be handled online via OLAT:

  • Collective synchronous editing of Word or Excel files for the preparation and coordination of laboratory reports within the laboratory group
  • Submission tool for the timely submission of lab reports to the supervisor
  • Communication with supervisors and other group members via OLAT

Registration for the MVT I lab is via KIS-Office and is possible until xx.xx.20xx. All registered students will be informed by e-mail about their group arrangement and will receive the access code for the OLAT course.


Content: 

Practical training on apparatus and systems for basic operations in mechanical process engineering (comminution, agglomeration, mixing etc.) accompanying the lecture Mechanical Process Engineering I. Implementation and evaluation of experiments and critical assessment of the results. Preparation of balances and application of methods for modeling the processes. Application of measurement methods for operating variables and particle measurement technology.


Contact / Tutor:

Dr.-Ing. Kai Nikolaus


Dates: 
  • Compulsory course and requirement for participation in the laboratory: Safety briefing on xx.xx.xx at 11:00 a.m. in room 44-466
  • Additional dates for laboratory tests by arrangement

Additional information:  

Laboratory experiments

Filtration

  • Mechanical separation of solid-liquid mixtures using filter chutes
  • Design of filtration apparatus
  • Demonstration of cross-flow filtration

Single particle mechanics

  • Determination of the deformation and fracture behavior of individual particles under mechanical load
  • Design of a pneumatic conveying system for a bulk material

Sedimentation

  • Mechanical separation of solid-liquid mixtures by gravity and density difference
  • Dimensioning of a sedimentation clarifier
  • Demonstration of centrifugal sedimentation using a centrifuge

Shear cell

  • Determination of the flow properties of bulk materials (granular solids)
  • Design of bulk material storage facilities (silos)

Rheology

  • Investigation of the flow behavior of fluids