COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MINE VENTILATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDN 3204 MINE VENTILATION COMPULSORY 3 1 0 5

Offered By

Mining Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ERCÜMENT YALÇIN

Offered to

Mining Engineering
Mining Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

To teach the mine ventilation methods, principles and ventilation calculations for the comfort and security of underground workers.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To explain the mechanism that ensures air flow in mines
2   To known and to be able to use the instruments that are used in mine ventilation measurements
3   To determine the situation of hazard according to the analysis results of mine air
4   To calculate the amount of air and the ventilation power that are required in working places
5   To plan mine ventilation network in compliance with the mining method
6   To take the necessary measures for providing mine safety

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Physical properties of air, Basic principles of Fluid Mechanics
2 Underground ventilation systems, ventilation surveys.
3 Air flow, resistance and head lose in mines
4 Mine ventilation circuits, free and controlled air distributions
5 Natural ventilation
6 First Mid-term
7 Mechanical ventilation, fans in series and parallel
8 Auxiliary ventilation, required air quantity calculations
9 Mine gases and properties. Methane and methane drainage
10 Second Mid-term
11 Mine dust and dust explosions
12 Mine fires
13 Mine climate and heat sources in mines
14 Mine ventilation network analysis

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1. Yalçın, E., (2012), Yer altı Havalandırması, DEÜ Mühendislik Fakültesi Yayınları, Yayın No: 336

Supplementary Book(s):
1. Yalçın, E. Ve Gürgen, S., (2011), Madenlerde Havalandırma, DEÜ Mühendislik Fakültesi Yayınları, Yayın No: 251
2. Hartman, H.L., (1982), Mine Ventilation and Air Conditioning, JohnWiley and Sons Inc. 789 p.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and examples in the class and explanation of measuring devices in the laboratory.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Course outcomes 1 and 2 will be checked by the 1.th Mid-term exam,
Course outcomes 3 and 4 will be checked by the 21.th Mid-term exam,
Course outcomes 5 and 6 will be checked by the Final exam
questions.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr.Ercüment YALÇIN
E-mail: e.yalcin@deu.edu.tr
Phone: +09 232 301 72 05

Office Hours

Wednesday, Saat: 8.30 11.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Tutorials 12 1 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 2 6 12
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Preparing the laboratory notebook 12 3 36
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 123

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.125
LO.2355
LO.343454
LO.44543532
LO.555555
LO.644535

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