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MDM7193 | Advances in Mineral Processing | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | Level of Course | Third Cycle | Status | Elective | Department | DEPARTMENT of MINING ENGINEERING | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | -- | Co-Lecturer | None | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | The objective of the module is to develop the basic knowledge of the unit processes into a deeper understanding of the current developments in mineral processing. |
Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | PO - 1 : | be aware of new developments in the field of mineral processing | 6,7,8,10 | 1,3 | PO - 2 : | have a comprehensive knowledge on new processes and their engineering principles and potential applications | 1,6,10 | 1,3 | PO - 3 : | develop an awareness of life-long learning for professional development | 5,8,9 | 3,5 | PO - 4 : | develop independent study, writing and presentation skills for effective communication | 5,7,9 | 3,5 | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | |
Developments in comminution: Impact and high pressure rolls crushers, autogenous grinding, fine grinding equipment and testing of grinding media. Developments in gravity concentration: Centrifugal separators such as Falcon and Knelson concentrators. Super conducting magnetic separation and applications. Eddy current separators and their potential applications. Development of new flotation reagents, advances in flotation cell design and column flotation, collectorless flotation of sulphide minerals and the importance of Eh. Methods for recovery of ultrafine particles including selective flocculation, shear flocculation and oil agglomeration. Process control of mineral processing applications. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | Introduction to the module; objectives, scopes, resources, references and assessment. Overview of the course content. | | Week 2 | Developments in comminution: Impact and high pressure rolls crushers
| | Week 3 | Developments in comminution: Autogenous grinding, fine grinding equipment and testing of grinding media
| | Week 4 | Developments in particle size analysis
| | Week 5 | Developments in gravity concentration: Centrifugal separators such as Falcon and Knelson concentrators and their principles of operation.
| | Week 6 | Developments in gravity concentration: MGS and Kelsey jig and their principles of operation
| | Week 7 | Super conducting magnetic separation and applications. Magnetic liquids
| | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | Week 9 | Eddy current separators and their potential applications | | Week 10 | Advances in flotation. Flotation reagents and equipments. Column flotation. | | Week 11 | Developments in the flotation of sulphide minerals. Collectorless flotation and Eh. Ion flotation and its potential applications
| | Week 12 | Methods for recovery of ultrafine particles including selective flocculation, shear flocculation and oil agglomeration.
| | Week 13 | Potential applications for microwave and heat treatment in mineral processing. | | Week 14 | Process control of mineral processing applications. | | Week 15 | Overview of the module and make up for.
| | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | |
1 | Deveci H. 2009. Ders notları. Karadeniz Teknik Ünivesitesi Maden Mühendisliği Bölümü. (Yayınlanmamış) | | |
1 | Wills B.A., 1997. Mineral Processing Technology, 6th edition. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford. | | 2 | Cevher hazırlama ve zenginleştirme işlemlerindeki gelişmeleri kapsayan makaleler ve diğer yayınlar. | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 8 | 10-APR-10 | 2 | 30 | Presentation | 15 | 21-MAY-10 | 0,5 | 20 | End-of-term exam | 16 | 28-MAY-10 | 2 | 50 | |
Student Work Load and its Distribution | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 5 | 14 | 70 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 5 | 20 | Uygulama | 3 | 4 | 12 | Ödev | 4 | 6 | 24 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 10 | 3 | 30 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 2 | 2 | Total work load | | | 200 |
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