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| MDMI7212 | Underground Mine Gases, Dusts and Fires | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring 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 | - | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims at teaching the hazardous gases, dusts, mine fires and struggle methods in underground mines. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | learn the hazardous gases, dusts and their properties in underground mines. | 2 | 1,5 | | PO - 2 : | have knowledge on mine fires. | 2 | 1,5 | | PO - 3 : | learn the measurement methods of gases in underground mines. | 2 | 1,5 | | PO - 4 : | struggle with the hazardous gas, dust and mine fires. | 2 | 1,5 | | 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 | | |
| Introduction, Gases and their properties in underground mines: nitrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, oxygen, methane, hydrogen sulphur, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, water vapor, Threshold values of gases underground mines, Gas eruptions and struggle methods, Firedamp and firedamp explosions, Precautions for the firedamp risks, Importance of mine ventilation and properties of air to be sent, Mine dusts and struggle methods: classification of dusts, underground dust sources, effects of dust on human health, coal dust and properties, coal dust explosion and precaution, Fires in underground mines: types and reasons, Spontaneous combustion of coal: signs and struggle methods, Struggle methods of mine fires, Rescue and equipments used in rescue. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Overview of the course content | | | Week 2 | Gases and their properties in underground mines: nitrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide. | | | Week 3 | Gases and their properties in underground mines: oxygen, methane, hydrogen sulphur. | | | Week 4 | Gases and their properties in underground mines: sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, water vapor. | | | Week 5 | Threshold values of gases underground mines, Gas eruptions and struggle methods. | | | Week 6 | Firedamp and firedamp explosions, Precautions for the firedamp risks and their application principles, comparison of drainage methods. | | | Week 7 | Importance of mine ventilation and properties of air to be sent, Mine dusts and struggle methods: classification of dusts, underground dust sources, effects of dust on human health. | | | Week 8 | Mine dusts and struggle methods: coal dust and properties, coal dust explosion and precaution. | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Fires in underground mines: types and reasons. | | | Week 11 | Spontaneous combustion of coal: signs and struggle methods. | | | Week 12 | Struggle methods of mine fires. | | | Week 13 | Rescue and equipments used in rescue. | | | Week 14 | Case studies and term paper presentations. | | | Week 15 | Case studies and term paper presentations. | | | Week 16 | Final Exam Week | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 14 | | | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 15 | | | 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 | 15 | 45 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 6 | 15 | 90 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 8 | 48 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 15 | 30 | | Total work load | | | 256 |
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