Applications are invited for attendance at PSRI's Fluidization Seminar, to be given at the Chicago Marriott Oak Brook Hotel in Oak Brook, Illinois.  The seminar consists of lectures interspersed with workshops on the following topics:

1. •Basic Fluidization Hydrodynamics
   

2. •Gas Distributor Design and Operation
   

3. •Circulating Fluidized Beds and High-Velocity Systems
   

4. •Cyclone Design and Operation
   

5. •Dilute and Dense-Phase Conveying
   

6. •Particle Entrainment
   

7. •Erosion and Particle Attrition
   

8. •Standpipes and Solids Flow Systems
   

A tour of the PSRI laboratory is also included as part of the course.  This allows participants to view operating fluidized beds, standpipes and risers in large Plexiglas equipment.

The fee for the 4-day course is:

$1,500.00 USD for member company participants

$2,000 USD for non-member company participants