Lecture 1

Course: CHCE 3030
Particle and Fluid Particle

Processing
Unit 1: Introduction
(Lecture - 1)
Dr. Seim Timung

August- 2022
Q. Can you name any particle (s) which you have
encounter in your daily life ?
Are they important ? If yes/no, why???
We usually encounter particle (s) both in industry and in

our daily lives. It can occur in the form of raw materials,
intermediate products, and final products. It is usually
necessary to convert them from one form to another.
Learning content
1. About the course 3. Your queries

• • Any other queries regarding the
Definitions
• Importance, and course
• Industrial applications
• Daily life uses
2. Course curriculum
• Syllabus
• Activities
• Timetable
• Textbooks
Example of an industry
Stage 1:
• Mining & transportation raw
materials
• Pretreatment process
Stage 2:
• Proportioning
Stage 3, 4:
• Chemical conversion of raw
materials into products
• Recovery section
Stage 5:
• Product purification
• Storage
• Shipping
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Course: Particle and Fluid
Particle Processing
“Lets discuss all the terms
one by one”
Particle
In the domain of physical sciences, a particle is

a small localized (or descrete) object or entity
which can be attributed with several physical or
chemical properties such as volume, density or
mass, solubility, optical property, conductivity,
and many more.
The concept of particle (s) may also be used to

develop scientific models of even larger objects.
For example: humans moving in a crowd or
celestial bodies in motion.
Sugar granules
“Lets go through some of the particle (s)
that we will be dealing with in this course”
Size range
Printer toner
Detergent
Pigments in paints
Grounded flour
Carbon black
Point to ponder
But do particle exist as lone individuals or

entity ????
If yes ? Any example?

If no ? Any example?
“But all the particle (s) we had just
discuss, they occur in clusters.”
So, it would be wrong to call them as lone

particle.
“Rather they are system of particles”
Later we will see that it is even more

Particulate system
 Particulate system or powders are bulk  They are not liquids, but may flow under
assemblies containing particles, gas and certain circumstances or conditions.
liquids.  They are not gases, but may be
compressed to a certain degree. Why ??
Course: Particle and Fluid Particle
Processing
“Now that we know what
particle is, lets discuss about
fluid and fluid particle
interactions”
Fluid-solid interaction
Submarine moving in water body
Fluid
Fluids are substance or material that

does not permanently resist distortion
(or shear)
Any attempt to change the shape of the

fluid will results in layers of fluid
sliding over one another until a new
shape is attained.
A solid can resist an applied shear stress by

deforming, whereas a fluid deforms
continuously under the influence of a shear
stress, no matter how small.
Vortex formation upon stirring
Course: Particle and Fluid Particle
Processing
“Now that we know what is particle and fluid

particle interactions, lets discuss about the
processing of such systems”
Processing of particulate systems
 Processing  Handling  Characterization
 Storage in bins and silos.  Determine size and shape.

 Involves size reduction
 Transportation using  Composition
or increase.
conveyors.
 Mixing/ stirring
Particle and Fluid Particle
Processing
“The present course has been allotted with different names depending of the
branch of science and engineering”
Particulate Mechanical operations

technology
Powder technology Unit operations
Important: “The content of each courses are more or less similar”

Assignment- 1
“Lets make use of our smart phone camera”

Question 1: Click good quality pictures of any ten particulate
system (or particles) around with their approximate sizes (in
meters).
Points to ponder:
1. What is the importance of size of particle (s) ?
Is it really that important ???
2. Is the statement correct? “Particulate systems can be compressed
to certain extend”. State reasons

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Course: CHCE 3030

Particle and Fluid Particle

Dr. Seim Timung

Are they important ? If yes/no, why???

We usually encounter particle (s) both in industry and in

1. About the course 3. Your queries

In the domain of physical sciences, a particle is

The concept of particle (s) may also be used to

But do particle exist as lone individuals or

If yes ? Any example?

So, it would be wrong to call them as lone

Later we will see that it is even more

Fluids are substance or material that

Any attempt to change the shape of the

A solid can resist an applied shear stress by

“Now that we know what is particle and fluid

 Processing  Handling  Characterization

 Storage in bins and silos.  Determine size and shape.

Particulate Mechanical operations

Powder technology Unit operations

Important: “The content of each courses are more or less similar”

“Lets make use of our smart phone camera”

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