MDN714 - THEORETICAL ASPECTS of GRAVITY CONCENTRATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THEORETICAL ASPECTS of GRAVITY CONCENTRATION | MDN714 | Any Semester/Year | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Problem Solving | |||||
| Instructor (s) | E. Caner ORHAN | |||||
| Course objective | In this course, it is aimed to investigate the principles and separation mechanisms of gravity concentration operations in details. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Theory of gravity concentration, gravity concentration equipment in mineral processing, the tests performed on ores, concentration equipment, the principles of separation of equipment and theoretical approaches, the models for gravity concentration | |||||
| References | - Mular, A.L., Halbe, D.N., Barratt, D.J., 2002, Mineral Processing Plant Design, Practice and Control, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc.. - Burt, R.O., Mills, C., 1984, Gravity Concentration Technology, Elsevier. - Wills, B.A., Napier-Munn, T.J., 2006, Mineral Processing Technology, Elsevier, 7th edition. - King, R.P., 2011, Modeling and Simulation of Mineral Processing Systems. Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, USA. - Clarkson, C.J., Wood, C.J., 1993, A model of dense-medium cyclone performance. Coal Prep., 12, 101-115. - Napier-Munn, T.J., 1991, Modelling and simulating dense medium separation processes ? a progress report, Miner. Eng. 4, 329?346. - Weiss N.L. (ed), 1985, SME Mineral Processing Handbook, Society of Mining Engineers. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Fundamentals of Gravity Concentration |
| Week 2 | Characteristics of Fluid with Particulate Material |
| Week 3 | Characteristics of Fluid with Particulate Material (continued) |
| Week 4 | Laboratory Tests |
| Week 5 | Separation Mechanisms of Gavity Concentration Equipment |
| Week 6 | Separation Mechanisms of Gavity Concentration Equipment (continued) |
| Week 7 | Separation Mechanisms of Heavy Media Equipment |
| Week 8 | Separation Mechanisms of Centrifuge Separators |
| Week 9 | Midterm |
| Week 10 | Equipment and Process Models |
| Week 11 | Equipment and Process Models (continued) |
| Week 12 | Example Concentration Circuits (Coal) |
| Week 13 | Example Concentration Circuits (Chromite ore) |
| Week 14 | Simulation of Gravity Concentration Circuits |
| Week 15 | Preparation for final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 2 | 25 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 25 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 3 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 12 | 10 | 120 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 2 | 30 | 60 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 45 | 45 |
| Total Workload | 30 | 123 | 302 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. An ability to design, solve and improve the problems related to mining engineering by using extensively the basic and engineering sciences. | X | ||||
| 2. An ability to develop a new view, scientific method, design or application which innovate in the field of mining engineering or an ability to apply a known view, scientific method or design to the field of mining engineering. | X | ||||
| 3. An ability to design, apply, conclude and supervise an original research process related to mining engineering. | X | ||||
| 4. An ability to reach new knowledge in the field of mining engineering and to assess them systematically. | X | ||||
| 5. An ability to publish the outcomes of the academic studies related to the field of mining engineering in reputable academic environments. | X | ||||
| 6. An ability to assess scientific, technological, social and cultural developments and to transfer them to public by considering scientific objectivity and ethical responsibility. | X | ||||
| 7. An ability to assess, synthesis and analysis critically the views and developments in the field of mining engineering. | X | ||||
| 8. An ability to communicate verbally and in written form with the colleagues in the field of mining engineering and in wider scientific and social environments and to defend her/his own views. | X | ||||
| 9. An ability to make leadership in environments in which original and interdisciplinary problems are solved. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest