An intensive short course designed to introduce the technology of storing and handling bulk materials, including the potential issues resulting from incorrect equipment selection and design methodologies for safe and reliable plant.

Attendees will learn:
 - Techniques for reducing degration during handling
 - Ways to reduce maintenance, repair and unplanned stoppages to material handling hardware
 - Design fundamentals for specifying equipment
 - Characterisation of materials
 - Relevant case studies from Industry

Subjects covered include:
 - Introduction to storage and handling of bulk materials
 - Hoppers and Silos
 - Pneumatic, screw and belt conveying
 - Characterisation methods
 - Dust control
 - Sampling
 - Discharge aids and Feeders
 - Segregation, degradation and caking
 - Operational problems and troubleshooting

Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss real issues with the presenters and other attendees throughout the course.