AFS Society

Activated Carbon, The Basics & Applications
2024-09-11
Mr. Kenneth Winston
This course takes place Wednesday, September 11 from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – CDT – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon – EDT
Full Course (2 hours, .2 CEUs)
$245 AFS Members
$315 Non-members
Course Description:
This course is for all process- or filtration-oriented workers in all fields that deal with purification, environmental air, and water, or any of the hundreds of places where activated carbon is used to remove contaminants. The class material is designed for the novice to understand and the advanced to use. You will leave this course with a much deeper understanding of activated carbon and how it is used in all industries, from Food and beverage to Municipal water to Virus Production and all areas in between.
Outline:

What is activated carbon & how it works
Adsorption equilibrium and kinetics
Applications (liquid and vapor, typical EBCT, SVs, etc…)
Manufacturing Techniques
Reactivation – Benefits, Appropriate forms, and materials
Special Update on PFAS React Study
Carbon Properties – Iodine / CTC; Mesh Size (screens); Density; Hardness
Carbon Application Testing – including Isotherm and other testing
Modeling capabilities
Liquid Equipment – Start-up, Wetting, Backwash
Vapor Equipment – Selection and Guidelines

Who Should Attend:
This course is designed for people new to the filtration industry, either in technical, sales, or business functions. It is also very good for those in this industry for a while to better understand how fundamentals can be used for practical applications.
Instructor:

Mr. Kenneth Winston is the past chairman of the American Filtration & Separations Society. Calgon Carbon originated in cutting-edge purification systems for drinking water, wastewater, odor control, pollution abatement, and industrial and manufacturing processes. These systems have over 700 distinct market applications, from purifying air and drinking water to purifying food and pharmaceuticals to mercury emissions.

Membrane Fouling & Cleaning
2024-09-09
Mr. Peter Cartwright
This course takes place Monday, September 9 from from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – CDT – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon – EDT
Full Course (2 hours, .2 CEUs)
$245 AFS Members
$315 Non-members
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About the course:
This course will provide you with an understanding of the mechanisms of fouling of crossflow, pressure-driven membrane elements. You will gain numerous strategies for minimizing fouling and cleaning membranes.
Learning Objectives:
After taking Membrane Fouling and Cleaning, the learner will understand:

Fouling mechanisms and measurements
Mitigation strategies
Cleaning options
Performance monitoring

Outline:

Review of membrane technologies
Membrane elements
Fouling mechanisms
Consequences of fouling
Mitigation strategies
Cleaning options
Monitoring
Conclusions

Who Should Attend:
This course is tailored for membrane system designers, operators, and plant engineering personnel. It is also ideal for anyone experiencing premature fouling of costly elements, leading to increased maintenance expenses.
Instructor:

Mr. Peter Cartwright entered the water purification and wastewater treatment industry in 1974 and has had his own consulting engineering firm since 1980.
He has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and is a registered Professional Engineer in that state.
Peter has provided consulting services to several hundred clients globally. He has authored over 300 articles, written several book chapters, presented more than 300 lectures in conferences around the world, and is the recipient of several patents. He also provides extensive expert witness testimony and technology training education.
He is on editorial advisory boards and technical review committees of several trade publications and is a frequent lecturer in numerous technical conferences globally.
Peter is a recipient of the Award of Merit, Lifetime Member Award and Hall of Fame Award from the Water Quality Association and received the 2022 Frank Tiller Award from the American Filtration & Separations Society.
He was the Technical Consultant for the Canadian Water Quality Association from 2007 until 2018.
As the 2016 McEllhiney Distinguished Lecturer for the National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation, he presented over 35 lectures throughout the world on groundwater contaminant mitigation.

Fundamental Topics on Filtration, Pressure Drop and Particles PART 2
2024-08-29
**This is the second session of Fundamental Topics on Filtration, Pressure Drop and Particles**
Professor George Chase
Part I – Tuesday, August 27 from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CDT – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon – EDT
Part II – Thursday, August 29 from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CDT – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon – EDT
Full Course (4 hours, .4 CEUs)
$425 AFS Members
$495 Non-members
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About the course:
This course relates well documented correlations for pressure drop and particle capture in filter media to fundamental equations in continuum theory. The pressure drop over a filter medium is combined with other sources of pressure drop to relate the system performance to the performance of the pump driving the flow in the system. Other factors affecting pressure drop are discussed including wall effects, slip flow, and shape factors. Most correlations assume low Reynolds number but a correlation is introduced here that accounts for high Reynolds number flows through fibrous media.
Particle capture is affected by the medium structure. Correlations are discussed for capture of submicron sized particles. The topics discussed serve as a refresher or review for experienced engineers and introduces many fundamental topics to those new to the industry. Students are expected to have some working knowledge of fluid dynamics.
Learning Objectives:
The learning objectives include: (1) how to fit a filter to a process and pump, (2) how to select and apply correlations for pressure drop and particle capture, (3) understanding special conditions that affect pressure drop and particle capture.
Who Should Attend:
Filtration application engineers, research engineers and scientists
Instructor:

Professor George Chase is a former Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Akron. Taught chemical engineering 1985-2021. Served as Director of the Coalescence Filtration Nanofiber Consortium (CFNC) 1997-2021. Served as Chair of the American Filtration and Separations (AFS) Society 1995 and 2002. Served on AFS board of directors for three terms between 1997 and 2020. Areas of research include filtration, nanofibers, coalescence filtration, flows through porous media, and multiphase continuum theory.

Fundamental Topics on Filtration, Pressure Drop and Particles PART 1
2024-08-27
Professor George Chase
Part I – Tuesday, August 27 from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CDT – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon – EDT
Part II – Thursday, August 29 from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CDT – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon – EDT
Full Course (4 hours, .4 CEUs)
$425 AFS Members
$495 Non-members
Register Now
About the course:
This course relates well documented correlations for pressure drop and particle capture in filter media to fundamental equations in continuum theory. The pressure drop over a filter medium is combined with other sources of pressure drop to relate the system performance to the performance of the pump driving the flow in the system. Other factors affecting pressure drop are discussed including wall effects, slip flow, and shape factors. Most correlations assume low Reynolds number but a correlation is introduced here that accounts for high Reynolds number flows through fibrous media.
Particle capture is affected by the medium structure. Correlations are discussed for capture of submicron sized particles. The topics discussed serve as a refresher or review for experienced engineers and introduces many fundamental topics to those new to the industry. Students are expected to have some working knowledge of fluid dynamics.
Learning Objectives:
The learning objectives include: (1) how to fit a filter to a process and pump, (2) how to select and apply correlations for pressure drop and particle capture, (3) understanding special conditions that affect pressure drop and particle capture.
Who Should Attend:
Filtration application engineers, research engineers and scientists
Instructor:

Professor George Chase is a former Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Akron. Taught chemical engineering 1985-2021. Served as Director of the Coalescence Filtration Nanofiber Consortium (CFNC) 1997-2021. Served as Chair of the American Filtration and Separations (AFS) Society 1995 and 2002. Served on AFS board of directors for three terms between 1997 and 2020. Areas of research include filtration, nanofibers, coalescence filtration, flows through porous media, and multiphase continuum theory.

Porous Metal Filters
2024-08-13 - 2024-08-14
Mr. Mark Willingham
Part I – Tuesday, August 13, from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – CDT 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon – EDT
Part II – Wednesday, August 14, from from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – CDT – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon – EDT
Full Course (4 hours, .4 CEUs)
$425 AFS Members
$495 Non-members
About the course:
This course is designed to provide attendees with a comprehensive look at porous metal filter media available today. Attendees will learn about the physical properties and performance of woven wire cloth, sintered wire cloth, sintered metal fiber, and sintered powder metal media and the applications/uses for each media.
The course will also address the sustainability of each medium as most are cleanable and reusable.
Learning Objectives:
After taking Porous Metal Filter Media, the learner will understand:

Description of each media, how it is made, available configurations, shapes, sizes, and alloys.
Performance data for each, including max operating temperatures/pressures, particle removal efficiencies, clean and typical max pressure drops, and dirt holding capacity.
Typical applications where porous metal filters are used.
Cleaning and reuse best practices.

Outline:

Physical description of media
Comprehensive performance data
Traditional and emerging applications where media is used
Cleaning and recertification of porous metal filter products

Who Should Attend:
This course is designed for people who are new to the filtration industry, either in technical, sales, or business functions. It is also very good for those who have been in this industry for a while to better understand how fundamentals can be used for practical applications.
Instructor:

Mr. Mark Willingham is President of Filtrate Solutions, LLC, a High Point, NC-based industrial filtration consulting firm.
Before launching Filtrate Solutions, he was Vice President of Sales for Purolator Advanced Filtration in Greensboro, NC. There, he led a global team of ~ 25 salespeople in sales/marketing industrial filtration products to primarily Fortune 500 companies in the chemical processing, pharmaceutical, power generation, and oil and gas market segments. He served in various sales management roles at Purolator for 20+ years.
He is a past Chairman of the American Filtration & Separations Society and has served on various AFS committees since the 1990s.
Willingham has extensive experience in all areas of sales and marketing management, with a particular focus on new product research and launches, developing/training/motivating sales teams, market-based pricing, and incentive compensation plans.
Willingham also consults for GLG Consulting Services, the world’s largest professional learning/consulting network. Here, he consults with industry executives and management on topics such as market dynamics, product research and development, the competitive landscape for various products/markets, and other relevant areas related to filtration.

Introduction to Filter Media
2024-08-05
Mr. Leonard Castellano

Monday, August 5 from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – CDT – 9:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – EDT
Full Course (4 hours, .4 CEUs)
$425 AFS Members
$495 Non-members
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About the course:

This course introduces the basics of air/gas filtration. It provides fundamental information on air filtration principles, filter media and filters, applications, and testing.

Learning Objectives – After taking Introduction to Filter Media, Learners will begin to understand basic filtration concepts, become familiar with standard nomenclature, be introduced to the various types of filter media and the roles they play in filtration and learn about ways in which these media are tested.

Outline:

General concepts of filter media use
The various industrial uses of filter media

Filter media markets
Types of Filters Media, Selecting Appropriate filter media, Filter Media tests, Filter Aids
Types of the Filter Media (Sieving), Selecting Appropriate Filter Media, Filter Media Tests
Types of the Filter Media (Coalescer Filter Media,..), Selecting Appropriate Filter Media, Filter Media Tests, Filter Aids
Types of Filters Media, Selecting Appropriate filter media, Filter Media tests, Filter Aids
Types of Filters Media, Selecting Appropriate filter media, Filter Media tests, Filter Aids
Unmet Filter Media needs
Future of Filter Media (Latest & Greatest)

Filter Media by Application – Solid/Liquid Separation
Gas/Solid Separation (Air particulate filtration media)
Gas/Liquid Separation

Types of Filters Media, Selecting Appropriate filter media, Filter Media tests, Filter Aids
Unmet Filter Media needs
Future of Filter Media (Latest & Greatest)

Instructors:

Mr. Leonard Castellano was part of a leadership team that created R & D Filtration Innovation Center for Parker Hannifin from the ground up as part of the acquisition of CLARCOR. He led teams on construction, the procurement of equipment, developing systems and policies, and eventually created new developments, processes and services for the LOBs including applying and obtaining VPP status through OSHA.
Len has over 40 years of experience in the filtration industry and has expertise in Membranes, Fibers, New Product Development and Surface Modification. He is Project Management Professional Certified and Blue Belt Certified in New Product Blueprinting.
