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| MINE357 | Mine Ventilation | 2+1+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MINING ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims at teaching the methods and knowledge that are required for control of the mine atmosphere and planning of ventilation systems |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | define the mine air, pollutants of mine air, threshold values of pollutants. | 1,3,5 | 1 | | LO - 2 : | contol the gases released from underground mines. | 1,3,5 | 1 | | LO - 3 : | apply the methane drainage methods in underground mines. | 1,3,5 | 1 | | LO - 4 : | have knowledge about the mine dusts and their properties. | 1,3,5 | 1 | | LO - 5 : | be informed about the heat sources and effects in underground mines. | 1,3,5 | 1 | | LO - 6 : | learn the application principles of natural and mechanical ventilation. | 1,3,5 | 1 | | LO - 7 : | plan the ventilation systems of the underground mines with fans. | 1,3,5 | 1,3 | | LO - 8 : | analysis the circuit and network of ventilation systems of mine. | 1,3,5 | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Mine air and mine gases, control of gases released from underground mines, methane and its properties, methane drainage and its application principles, methane measurement methods in underground mines, mine dusts and preventing methods, heat sources and effects in mines, mine fires and control methods, natural and mechanical ventilation, fan application to mines, analysis of mine ventilation circuits and networks. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The objective of course, introduction to mine ventilation, mine air and pollutants of mine air | | | Week 2 | Threshold values for pollutants in mine air, effects of pollutants on worker and environment | | | Week 3 | The gases released from underground mines and mine fires and explosion | | | Week 4 | The gases released from underground mines and mine fires and explosion | | | Week 5 | Methane and its properties, methane drainage methods | | | Week 6 | Mine dusts and preventing methods | | | Week 7 | Mine dusts and preventing methods | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Heat sources and their effects on worker and environment in underground mines | | | Week 10 | Heat sources and their effects on worker and environment in underground mines | | | Week 11 | Defining of natural and mechanical ventilation systems and their applications | | | Week 12 | Application fans to underground mines | | | Week 13 | Analysis the circuit and network of ventilation systems of underground mine | | | Week 14 | Analysis the circuit and network of ventilation systems of underground mine | | | Week 15 | Analysis the circuit and network of ventilation systems of underground mine | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Hartman L. H. et al., 1997, Mine Ventilation and Air Conditioning, A Wiley Interscience Publication. | | | 2 | Malcolm J. McPhearson, Subsurface Ventilation and Envionmental Engineering, Springer Science-Business Media. | | | |
| 1 | Saraç, S.M., Madenlerde Havalandirma, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları. | | | 2 | Yalçın, E. Yeraltı Havalandırması, Dokuz Eylül Üniv., Müh. Fakültesi Yayını. | | | 3 | Yalçın, E., Gürgen, S. Madenlerde Havalandırma, Dokuz Eylül Üniv., Müh. Fakültesi Yayını. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1 | 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 | 14 | 1 | 14 | | Arasınav | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Uygulama | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Total work load | | | 106 |
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