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Lecturer(s)
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Dobiáš František, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The course focuses on the following areas: - material handling equipment (MHE) for manufacturing plants - design and computational analysis - elementary classification of handling machines and equipment; drive types and design; design of conveyers for bulk and piece materials Videos presenting the topics covered by the course are used to complement the lectures. Topics of lectures according to weeks: 1) Introduction (subject content, source literature, requirements on student); history of transport and material handling equipment (MHE). New trends in material handling. 2) Basic terms of transport and handling equipment and of transported materials; drives of handling equipment. 3) Handling equipment for bulk materials - elementary classification. Vibratory conveyors - classification, design solutions, drives, computing analysis. 4) Screw conveyors - classification, design solutions, computing analysis of screw conveyors. 5) Scraper conveyors, bucket elevators - classification, design solutions, computing analysis. 6) Handling equipment for bulk and piece material - elementary classification. Transport chutes - classification, design solutions, computing analysis. 7) Belt conveyors - classification, design solutions, drives, computing analysis. 8) Handling equipment for piece material - elementary classification. Roller conveyors - classification, design solutions, computing analysis of vibratory conveyors. 9) Chain conveyors - design solutions, computing analysis. Overhead conveyors - classification, design solutions, computing analysis. 10) Cranes - classification, design solutions, drives, computing analysis.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture with practical applications, Individual study
- Individual project (40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 50 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 40 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| Explain the basic principles of mechanics, strength of materials, rules of design of a machine parts when working on new design of a material handling machine or equipment. |
| Explain various design solutions of basic constructional parts of machines and equipment |
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| Acquire other professional skills based on practical experience independently and study of professional literature, including foreign literature. |
| To use independently theoretical knowledge in the field of mechanics, strength of materials, rules of design of a machine parts when designing a new machine component. |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| Explain the pros and cons of the basic representatives of conveyors. |
| Explain possible design solutions of individual variants of conveyors for handling a bulk material |
| Explain the basic computational analysis of different types of conveyors |
| Explain possible design solutions of individual variants of conveyors for handling a bulk and a solid piece material |
| Explain possible design solutions of individual variants of conveyors for handling a solid piece material |
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| To express problems concerning the design of conveyors for transport od a bulk and solid piece material |
| To create kinematic diagrams of basic conveyors for transport of a bulk and solid piece material |
| To design main component for conveyors using modern CAE software |
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| Individual study |
| Interactive lecture |
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| Lecture with visual aids |
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| Combined exam |
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| Project |
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| Combined exam |
| Project |
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Recommended literature
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