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2009 Chem Show Education Schedule

2009 Chem Show Chemical Engineering Educational Series

All classes will be held in Level 1 B Hall meeting rooms.

Click on a session to see a complete description.

Wednesday

Time

Title

Program

9:00 am

SOLIDS PROCESSING: Blending and Segregation and Their Effects on Product Quality

Chem Engineering Educational Series

9:00 am

WIRELESS: Wireless and Asset Management - Small Investments, Quick Returns

Chem Engineering Educational Series

1:00 pm

SOLIDS PROCESSING: Selection of Screws, Belts, and Rotary Valve Feeders for Reliable Flow and Rate Control

Chem Engineering Educational Series

2:00 pm

CAREER: How to Find and Secure the Best Job

Chem Engineering Educational Series

Thursday

Time

Title

Program

8:45 am

COST-EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION: Biomass Energy - Practical and Cost-effective Applications in the CPI

Chem Engineering Educational Series

Time: 8:45 am - 9:45 am
Room: TBD
Speaker(s): Thomas F. McGowan, TMTS Associates Inc.
About the Instructor(s):
Description:
For the Chemical Process Industries, biomass and alternate fuels offer cleaner, renewable ways to produce energy, can greatly reduce operating costs, and are considered carbon neutral. Wood-based and agricultural biomass fuels are becoming a common source of alternative fuels. They are used to co-fire coal boilers at power plants and pulp and paper plants, and are used in standalone independent power production facilities of 60 MW and more. When compared to coal, biomass produces cleaner energy at substantially lower costs, because it has much lower sulfur content and is cost-efficient. The current push is by independent power producers and electric utilities, which are planning 50-100 MW wood fired plants in forested areas, as well as cogen use by industry for steam and power.

What Attendees Can Learn: This presentation covers the subject from the forest to the stack. Practical information is offered, including diagrams and photographs of actual equipment and installations, to provide attendees with an understanding of these environmentally friendly fuels alongside step-by-step guidance for converting these fuels into energy. Capital, operating and production costs are covered. Air pollution control is addressed, and basics of Greenhouse Gas calculations methods are explained. Emphasis is on direct combustion of wood and biomass, but production of liquid fuels from biomass is also covered, and costs are compared to competing alternate fuels, such as reclaimed oil, used tires, cooking oil, solid wastes, coke, coal, gas and oil. The goal is to supply the attendee with all the information needed to chose and implement an energy system to match their organization�s needs.

Who Should Attend: The major target audiences include CPI managers, engineers, environmental, health and safety professionals, and plant workers who work for utilities, industrial firms, A&E firms, operating firms, consultants, CEOs and CFOs and regulators.

9:00 am

SOLIDS PROCESSING: Preventing Bulk Solids Caking and Particle Attrition

Chem Engineering Educational Series

Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Room: TBD
Speaker(s): Eric P. Maynard, Jenike & Johanson Inc.
About the Instructor(s):
Description:
Why is this topic important to industry?
Powder caking, whether or raw material in bags or drums, or during storage of in-process material, is a major cause of problems. Being able to predict the conditions under which caking occurs, as well as identifying the material properties that lead to caking is necessary for avoiding or solving this problem. This session will discuss a novel approach that utilizes both micro and macro properties of powders to identify the causes of caking and develop solutions. Properties discussed will include particle surface composition and hardness, moisture sorption/desorption characteristics, particle strength and size distribution, a powder's response to temperature and humidity cycling, and the change in shear strength as a function of time consolidation and environmental conditions. Particle degradation, or attrition, can also be a major concern during the handling of friable bulk solids. Particle attrition can negatively impact product quality, performance, or induce bulk solids flow problems. Understanding the causes of particle attrition, as well as common solutions which can be employed to minimize, if not eliminate this problem, will be covered in this session.

What will be covered in this session?

Common mechanisms of caking
Review of caking testing techniques
Discussion of micro and macroscopic powder properties that affect caking behavior
Review of external factors affecting caking
Common mechanisms of particle attrition
Review of attrition testing techniques
Discussion of factors that affect attrition behavior
General recommendations to prevent or minimize damage to particles

Who should attend?
Design engineers, researchers, product formulators, and plant personnel interested in developing an understanding of particle caking and want to ensure caking does not occur with their products. Plant personnel interested in developing an understanding of particle attrition and want to ensure damage does not occur to their products will collect valuable information in this informative session.

10:00 am

COST-EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION: Water Treatment and Reuse

Chem Engineering Educational Series

54th CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRIES EXPOSITION

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