* Fee includes tuition, course material, laboratory demonstration, transportation, sight seeing and meals. Fee is waived for one participant for customers who have purchased a machine AND have not previously attended any of our short courses. The machine must be located at the location you are coming from - ie: If company X has three different plants, and the plant in Virginia buys a machine, someone from the plant in Michigan would still have to pay for the course.
* Hotel not included in course fee, but can be booked at course rates. These rates are only available to course attendees during the Short Course.
Pricing for the Short Course
Before September 1st
After September 1st
Each Additional Participant
$500
$600
$350
$750
$850
$500
$950
$1050
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Short Course Schedule
Experts will discuss the wide spectrum of pore structures exhibited by porous materials and the basic scientific principles of the current and advanced pore structure characterization techniques. Advances in instrumentation, design and integration will also be considered. Invited speakers will discuss their experiences with porosity measurements. The course also includes demonstration lectures and hands on experience with instruments in the PMI Laboratory.
Schedule (Schedule not yet set):
Monday, October 19th
- Registration
- PMI Engineers will be available for discussion at PMI facilities
- Sight Seeing & Tours
Tuesday, October 20th
- Lecture 1: Porous Materials & Their Pore Structure
- Lecture 2: Wetting Liquid Extrusion Techniques: Part 1 - Capillary Flow Porometry
- Lecture 3: Design & Instrumentation
- Lecture 4: Wetting Extrusion
- Capillary Flow Porometry - Test Demonstration
- Capillary Flow Porometry - Parameters Demonstration
- Capillary Flow Porometry - Data Management Demonstration
- Laboratory Visits & Introduction to Instruments
Wednesday, October 21st
- Lecture 5: Capillary Flow Porometry with Extended Capabilities
- Permeametry Flow Technique
- Capillary Adsorption, Condensation & Flow Techniques
- Nonwetting Liquid Intrusion Techniques
- Demonstration Tests - Other Instruments: Liquid Extrusion Porosimeter & Capillary Condensation Flow Porometer
- Hands-On Laboratory Tests
Thursday, October 22nd
- Lecture 9: Analysis & Interpretation
- Lecture 10: Selection of Pore Structure Characterization Techniques
- Invited Talk #1
- Invited Talk #2
- Hands-on Laboratory Tests
- Conclusion of Session
Friday, October 23rd
- PMI Engineers will be available for discussion at PMI facilities
- Sight Seeing & Tours