Solutions, Suspensions, Slurries and Solids

Applied Rheology in Action
Courses from BHR Group

A wide range of industrial materials occur in the form of slurries, emulsions, pastes and polymer solutions and melts. BHR offers training from the specialists to help handle and process these materials more efficiently, safely and profitably.
A range of topics is available, either as open courses, or as in-house courses tailored to your organisation's requirements.

Choose from the open courses below, or from our complete range of topics to make a tailored course for your needs.

When and Where

Slurry Handling Courses
21st - 24th Oct 2008: Cranfield, UK
20th - 22nd Jan 2009: Richland, Washington State, USA.
March 2009: Perth and Brisbane, Australia

The most popular topics are run as Open Courses at Cranfield, UK each spring and autumn, and at other locations each year.  In-house courses anywhere in the world can be booked through the trainers.  Download our brochures (brochures for the other courses will be on our website nearer the time) or see our complete list of topics for more details.

UK                    Topics list

Who Should Attend

Courses will be of interest to those in industry working in the areas of product formulation or process plant design, selection and operation with products comprising a solid/liquid mixture or bulk particulate solids. Specific slurry and particulate rheology applications include:

adhesives chemicals drilling muds paints sewage sludge

agrochemicals confectionery  foodstuffs pharmaceuticals toiletries

building materials cosmetics mineral ores pigments

Our training can be delivered for any level of expertise and provide maximum value to participants with practical design sessions, workshops, and ample time for question, answer and discussion.

The Tutors

The Course Lecturers are Dr. Nigel Heywood and Dr. Neil Alderman, world-recognised experts in the areas of applied rheology and slurry handling. Both have more than 20 years' experience of all aspects of processing and handling rheologically complex fluids including pipeline design for solids transport. They have worked on mixing, blending and pumping products as diverse as drilling muds, hydrates, catalysts, mineral and nuclear slurries, polymers, food and pharmaceuticals and have provided bespoke solutions to industries world wide.