Day 1 – Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Characterizing particles and powders:

• Morphology, surface properties

• Mechanical properties

• Interparticle interactions, dispersion and suspension rheology, and colloidal stability

Characterizing and modeling particle processes:

• Ideal contactors

• Mass and energy balances

• Population balances

• Rate kernels

Day 2 – Thursday, January 25, 2024

Forming particles from homogeneous fluid phases:

• Atomization and emulsification

• Solidification and polymerization

• Crystallization and flame synthesis

Growing and breaking particles:

• Collisional growth – agglomeration, coagulation, and granulation

• Pressure agglomeration

• Erosion, fracture, and dispersion

Day 3 – Friday, January 26, 2024

Moving particles:

• Quasistatic (bulk) flow

• Fluid-particle flows

Separating and purifying particles:

• Filtration and centrifugation

• Drying

• Classification