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in the first row: Marek Tomalczyk, Ph.D. Piotr Wodziński, Professor, D.Sc. Wojciech Pyć, Ph.D. Czesław Kuncewicz, D.Sc. Andrzej Heim, Professor, D.Sc. Tadeusz Gluba, Ph.D. Andrzej Obraniak, Ph.D Tomasz Olejnik, Ph.D. in the second row: Jan Kasznia, M.Sc. Marek Pietrzykowski, M.Sc. Remigiusz Modrzewski, M.Sc. Agata Krenc Bogusław Kochański, Ph.D. Edward Rzyski, Ph.D. Franciszek Szabliński, M.Sc. Grażyna Wytykowska Urszula Kamionowska, M.Sc. Marek Solecki, Ph.D. Jacek Stelmach, Ph.D. on the photo there is no: Sylwia Frączak, M.Sc; Robert Kaźmierczak, M.Sc.; Krzysztof Szulc, Ph.D. |
HISTORY
1945 - 1952 In the Faculty of Chemistry at Łódź Technical University, there was the Department of Theory of Machines. In 1946, after the death of Prof. Czesław Mikulski, Prof. Mieczysław Serwiński became head of this Department.
1952 - 1957 When Prof. Serwiński took over the duties of Dean of the newly founded Faculty of Food Chemistry, heads of the Department were Prof. Jan Szmelter and Prof. Jerzy Jędrzejewski.
1957 - 1970 The Department of Theory of Machines was transformed into the Department of Chemical Industry Equipment, and its head became Prof. Henryk Błasiński.
1970 - 1986 In the newly founded Institute of Chemical Engineering, the Department of Equipment is formed with Prof. Henryk Blasinski as its head.
1986 - 1992 When Prof. Błasiński retired, head of the Chair of Equipment became Prof. Andrzej Heim.
1992 - Foundation of the Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering resulted in transformation of the of Chair of Equipment into the Department of Process Equipment. The Department was headed by Prof. Andrzej Heim. In March 2001, a Group of Granular Material Classification led by Prof. Piotr Wodziński, was formed in the Department.
SCIENTIFIC & RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
- mixing of multi-phase systems and highly viscous liquids
- microgrinding in mills of different construction
- disintegration of microorganisms in bead mills
- granulation of powders and dust in drum and disk granulators
- separation processes in different types of screens
OFFER FOR INDUSTRY
consultancy and technical advising providing recommendations related to the design and running of processes that are a subject of interest of the Department
making measurements of particle size and determination of particle size distribution of fine-grain materials
preparation of reports dedicated to optimisation of technological processes
studying problems related to the processes of mixing, grinding, granulation and screening
preparation of expertise and technical-operating documentation
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
universal measuring set-up enabling immediate measurement of torque and smooth change of the frequency of impeller revolutions
laser meter for on-line measurement of local velocities of liquids in tanks
system of two high-speed cameras (up to 500 frames/s) for process visualisation
set-up for thermal measurements during mixing process
measuring device for oxygen transfer coefficient
set-up for measuring the angle of internal friction (Jenike cell)
device for measuring granules strength
ball mill
universal set-up for testing screening machines
COOPERATION
- Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic) – Institute of Process Engineering
- Technical University in Lappeenranta (Finland) – Faculty of Chemical Technology
- Laboratoire de Genie Chimique in Toulouse (France)
SUCCESSES
publication of 90 papers in scientific journals abroad and 294 articles in domestic journals;
80 presentations at international conferences and 288 at domestic conferences
obtaining 20 patents and patent claims
cooperation in preparing monographs, handbooks, textbooks and chapters
organisation of cyclic scientific conferences Mechanical operations of process engineering
