COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AUTOMATIC CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION IN MINERAL PROCESSING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIN 5088 AUTOMATIC CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION IN MINERAL PROCESSING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SEZAI ŞEN

Offered to

Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing

Course Objective

This course will focus on protective equipment (level measurements, temperature measurements, pressure measurements, other protective devices), data-collecting instrumentation (weighers, on-stream analyzers, on-line sensors pulp density gauges, flowmeters etc. recording instruments. controllers), control loops and computers

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Use the basic concepts and terms related to the scope of the course,
2   Focus on protective equipment
3   To recognize data collection and control devices of mineral processing plants and explain the working principles
4   To evaluate the data-collecting instrumentation, control loops and computers
5   To develop the ability of giving a presentation to an audience and making comments on student's work

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to process control sampling and control of ore and products at different stages of process
2 Automatic mineralogical measurements and liberation analysis in mineral processing
3 Measurements and instrumentation in ore preparations for flotation.
4 Automatic weighing on conveyor belts
5 Automatic control in feeding and blending
6 Automatic control in wet grinding, thickening and filtration
7 Automatic control in gravity separation
8 Protecting crushers from tramp metal impurities automation of entire comminution circuits.
9 Continuous analysis of pulp by x-ray fluorescence
10 Computer in ore processing, types of computers, digital computer, analog computer
11 Application of computers in ore processing
12 Mid - term exam
13 Types of control system. Open loop method, feedback or closed-loop system
14 Projects presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
SME Mineral Processing Handbook by Mular and Barrat . Published by Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc. USA, 2002
Emerging Automatic Control Approaches in Mineral Processing , D.J. McKEE & A.J. THORNTON, UK, 1986.
Mineral Processing at a Crossroads, B.A. WILLS & R.W. BARLEY, NATO ASI Series, Netherlands, 1986.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lesson will be made in the form of oral presentations, visual expressions in the class.

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1-5: Assignments and Final exam

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

: Prof. Dr. Üner Ipekoğlu
Uner.ipekoglu@deu.edu.tr / office phone: (232) 3017506

Office Hours

It will given after starting the semester

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for final exam 1 34 34
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 134

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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