| Short Courses |
Four parallel pre Congress short courses presented by leading experts in the F&S field were held on April 16, 2012 immediately prior to the WFC11 Congress. These one day courses offered participants top-level knowledge transfer and a unique opportunity to benefit from all aspects of filtration & separation technology.
Short Course I - The Solid-Liquid-Separation Process |
Short Course I Programme |
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| Scope | ||
 Filter Media |
Cake Washing and Deliquoring |
Filter Testing |
| Membranes & Membrane Filtration |
Cake Filters |
Selection, Analysis & Simulation of SLS Equipment |
| Filtration Principles |
Computer Software |
Centrifugal, Pressure and Vacuum Filters |
| Presenters | ||
 Prof. Richard Wakeman |
 Dr. Steve Tarleton |
| Consulting Engineer - Great Britain | Loughborrough University - Great Britain | |
Short Course II - Fine Dust Separation |
Short Course II Programme |
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| Scope | ||
| Evaluation and Selection of Dust Collection Equipment |
Wet Scrubbers |
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| Centrifugal Collectors/Cyclones |
Electrical Precipitators |
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| Fibrous Filter/Deep Bed Filters |
Raw Gas Characterisation and Conditioning |
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| Fabric Filter/Surface Filters |
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| Presenter | ||
 Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Eberhard Schmidt |
Short Course III - Membrane Filtration & Separation |
Short Course III Programme |
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| Scope | ||
| Types of Membranes |
Membrane Separation Principle |
Membrane Formation and Preparation |
| Membrane Modification |
Membrane Characterization |
Membrane Module Design |
| Membrane Filter Operations |
Membrane Fouling Monitoring and Mitigating |
| Presenters | |||
 Prof. Dr. Kuo-Jen Hwang |
 Prof. Dr. Allan Kuo-Lun Tung |
 Dr. Wu Chen |
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| Tamkang University - Taiwan | Chung Yuan University - Taiwan | Dow Chemical Co. - USA | |
Short Course IV - Centrifuges for Solid-Liquid-, Liquid-Liquid- and 3-Phase-Separation |
Short Course IV Programme |
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| Fundamentals - Equipment - Process Strategies |
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| Scope | ||
| Overview on centrifugal equipment used in industry |
Apparatus design and operation |
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| Fundamentals of sedimentation in centrifuges |
Apparatus selection criteria |
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| Cake filtration in centrifuges |
Process-applications |
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| Cake washing and dewatering |
| Presenters | ||
 Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Michael H. Kopf |
 Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Bruno Hegnauer
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| PIERALISI Group - Germany | ANDRITZ Environment & Process - Germany |
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| Registration Information | The Short-Course registration includes | |
| Day-Ticket | Registration until Dec. 12, 2011: 460 Euro | Course Notes |
| Registration from Dec. 13, 2011: 590 Euro | Lunch and drinks during breaks |
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| Prices include 19% German VAT | Free admission to the Exhibition (April 17-19, 2012) |
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| Date | Monday, April 16, 2012 | Exhibition Catalogue |
| Time | 9:00 am - 6:00 pm | Graz Public Transport Ticket (April 16-20, 2012) |
| Venue | Congress Center - Graz- Austria | WFC11 Welcome Reception (April 17, 2012) |
Registration form 