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| MDML5554 | Basics of Gravity Concentration | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second 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 | Prof. Dr. İbrahim ALP | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge on gravity concentration, to enable them to understand how to separation of particles of minerals of different specific gravity. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | apply gravity techniques in enrichment of ores | 2,4 | 1,3 | | PO - 2 : | design mineral processing scheme including gravity separation | 2,4 | 1,3 | | PO - 3 : | evaluate the results of a process data | 2,4 | 1,3 | | PO - 4 : | design basic mineral processing scheme | 2,4 | 1,3 | | 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 | | |
| An introduction to Gravity Concentration. Development of the Gravity Concentration Flowsheet. Mineralogical aspects of Gravity Concentration. Theory of Gravity Concentration. Theory of Heavy Medium Separation. Heavy liquid separation for specific gravity fractionation. Unit Processes; Heavy Medium Separation, Jigging, Spirals, The shaking table, Sluice boxes and palongs. Plant Practice. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | An introduction to Gravity Concentration. | | | Week 2 | Development of the Gravity Concentration Flowsheet. | | | Week 3 | Mineralogical aspects of Gravity Concentration. | | | Week 4 | Theory of Gravity Concentration. | | | Week 5 | Theory of Heavy Medium Separation. | | | Week 6 | Heavy liquid separation for specific gravity fractionation. | | | Week 7 | Heavy Medium Separation. | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Jigging. | | | Week 10 | Sluice boxes and palongs. | | | Week 13 | Recovery of fines. | | | Week 15 | Plant Practice. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term | | | |
| 1 | Burt, R.O., 1984, Gravity Concentration Technology, Elsevier. | | | |
| 1 | Honeker, R.Q., Forrest, W.R., 2003; Advances in gravity concentration, SME, Colorado. | | | 2 | A range of recent journal publications will be provided to cover the developments in mineral processing. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 3 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 2
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14 | | 14 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 3 | 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 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Arasınav | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Ödev | 14 | 10 | 140 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Total work load | | | 204 |
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