2 day short courses at the Wolfson Centre premises in Kent
13 – 14 May 2026
Pneumatic Conveying System Design – advanced course; An in-depth exploration of detailed calculations for design of pneumatic pipelines and specifying plant. This course is repeated in December.
- Lean versus dense phase – relative advantages in practical application, and applicability to different materials;
- A detailed look at obtaining conveying information for the material to be handled, and how to scale this up for pipeline design;
- Different equations for predicting pipeline pressure drop and throughput;
- Stepped bore pipelines – how they enhance system performance and reduce problems, and how to design them;
- Differences in powder behaviour;
- A detailed look at bends; radius, pressure drop, wear, particle damage and material build-up;
- Air humidity effects – psychrometry and moisture calculations, and controlling interaction or airborne moisture with the powder;
- Practical details – choice of coupling systems, pipe specification systems etc;
2 – 3 June;
Troubleshooting and Commissioning Pneumatic Conveying Systems; A ‘hand’s-on’ practical course in the pilot plant at the Wolfson Centre premises in Chatham, Kent. It provides a look at the practical challenges of starting up systems on site and making sure they work as the designer intended.
- The practical challenge of starting up systems on site and making sure they work as the designer intended;
- Understand the key signals to look out for that tell you how the system is operating;
- Avoiding pitfalls that can lead to slow start up, blockages etc;
- How to know when the system is operating as intended;
- Ensuring the system is optimised around the users priority requirements eg. minimum energy usage/ particle blockage / system wear;
- It also covers lean and dense phase, rotary valves, blow tanks and various air supply types
Registration is open – book your place here
Discounted rates for SHAPA members