Fluid Bed Technology: Fluidisation, Granulation/Coating and Drying

Outcome

Through alternating presentations, exercises and plenum discussions participants will acquire solid basic knowledge of fluid bed technology and fluidisation and be able to address practical problems in these fields.

Main subjects taught in the course

• Fluidisation and classification of particles
• Fluid bed designs -batch and continuous
• Formulation and process considerations
• Coating and agglomeration at particle level
• Scale-up of fluid bed systems
• Drying in fluid beds
• Moisture in air and powder
• Energy and mass balances
• Operational problems and how to solve them

Target group

The course addresses specialists, executives, technicians, planners & plant designers working in the chemical, pharmaceutical, biotech and/or food industry with manufacture or development of particle products in batch or continuous fluid bed processes such as granulation, coating, agglomeration and/or drying.

Form

The course runs for three consecutive days with alternating presentations, exercises and plenary discussions. The course is held in English. The course is broadcasted in real-time online via an online conference tool allowing participants not present in Copenhagen to join the full course. All course material is available for download in advance of the course. It will be possible ask questions during the course also for online participants.

Course dinner

On the evening of the first day, the participants are invited to a course dinner at a nearby restaurant in the heart of Copenhagen.