Course Overview
Hybrid (on-site in Hamburg and online)
This professional course focuses on fluidization technology, crucial in process engineering for particle formulation, classification, drying, adsorption, heating and cooling of solids, combustion, pyrolysis, carbonization, gasification, calcination or gas-solid reactions within fluidized beds. It covers a wide range of applications from food and fine chemicals to biotechnological and pharmaceutical industries, producing dust-free, free-flowing particles with improved properties.
Key Learning Areas
Participants will explore the fundamentals and applications of various types and different scales of fluidized bed processes for drying, coating, granulation and agglomeration of particles with practical hints and extensive calculation examples. The focus is on fluid mechanics, mixing, heat and mass transfer and particle formulation mechanisms. The curriculum integrates practical hints, calculation examples, actual industrial applications, modern computational tools, and measuring techniques.
Practical Sessions & Expert Insights
The course incorporates hands-on trainings, demonstrations, and tutorials to enhance the learning experience. Experts from the industry will share insights on procedures and approaches used in plant construction, optimization, and process operation across chemical, food, and pharmaceutical sectors, alongside novel measuring techniques.
Target Audience
Designed for engineers, chemists, and food/pharmaceutical technologists, this course provides a deep understanding of modern and efficient fluidized bed processes. The course language is English.
Course Content
- Introduction to fluid-mechanical principles
- Local fluid mechanics
- Methods for the characterization of fluidized beds
- Heat transfer in fluidized beds
- Mass transfer in fluidized beds
- Fundamentals of granulation and agglomeration
- Fluidized bed spray granulation
- Flowsheet simulation of complex solids processes
- Hands-on trainings and demonstrations
Speakers
- Prof. Stefan Heinrich, Hamburg University of Technology
- Dr.-Ing. Swantje Pietsch-Braune, Hamburg University of Technology
- Dr.-Ing. Vasyl Skorych, DyssolTEC, Hamburg University of Technology
- Prof. Evangelos Tsotsas, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
- Prof. Sankaran Sundaresan, Princeton University (USA)
- Prof. Mirko Peglow, Pergande Group, Weißandt-Gölzau, Germany
- Dr.-Ing. Lennard Fries, Nestlé Purina North America, St. Louis
- Dr.-Ing. Michael Jacob, Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH, Weimar, Germany
- Dr.-Ing. Sören Lehmann, Glatt Pharmaceutical Service GmbH & Co. KG, Binzen, Germany
- Prof. Frank Kleine Jäger, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany
- Dr.-Ing. Paul Kieckhefen, Helmholtz AI, Karlsruhe, Germany
Date:
Start: Monday, November 9th, 2026, 11:00 a.m.
End: Thursday, November 12th, 2026, 3:00 p.m.
Information for online participants:
The online version of the course will be transferred via the conference tool Zoom. The access data (link, personal password) to the webinar will be sent to you by email in good time before the start of the course.
