Bulk Solids Handling - Storage, Stockpiles, Feeding & Transfer

Course Objectives

Key Learning Outcomes

• Basic principles of handling plant design
• Storage, handling and stockpile systems and reclaim
• Flow patterns to prevent segregation in stockpiles, bins, feeders and chutes
• Stockpile design incorporating base load pressures, draw-down, live capacity, flows and locations of reclaim hoppers, feeders and tunnels
• Loads on buried structural members in stockpiles
• Optimising chute design for feeding and transfer
• Bulk solid flow properties and application to design
• Dust control in bins and transfer chutes

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About the Course

This course is a mix between theory and practical application to teach, refresh and provide new insights, methodologies and tools to those responsible for improving the performance of materials handling operations.

Bulk material properties and flow patterns are examined to help develop methods for improving stockpile design, blending/mixing accuracy and preventing segregation in bins, feeders and chutes.

Methods to optimise chute, feeder and hopper design to improve throughput and the re-engineering of conveyor systems to reduce energy and materials costs will also be reviewed.

The course will be interactive due to the discussion of case examples provided. Participants are offered the opportunity to discuss a recent project or to bring a problem for interactive discussion.

Who Should Attend

All those involved with reviewing and improving existing processes to reduce energy costs, increase throughput and prolong the life of major assets.

Job titles include:
Mechanical engineers, project engineers, process engineers, engineering managers, plant metallurgists, electrical engineers, mining engineers, maintenance engineers, maintenance technicians, mine planners, mine managers, port schedulers, schedulers, chemical engineers and metallurgists.

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