COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIN 5059 PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 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

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET TANRIVERDI

Offered to

Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing

Course Objective

This course will focus on fundamentals and laws of classification. Operating parameters. Description and selection of hydraulic, mechanical and cyclone classifiers. Application of such devices with respect to their utilization, purposes and ore types. Classifier performance and separation size. Specific examples of operating plants.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Put forward the general definitions and laws of industrial classification
2   To describe and select of hydraulic, mechanical and cyclone classifiers
3   Application of such devices with respect to their utilization, purposes and ore types
4   To classify performance and separation size
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 Motion of particles in a fluid, The drag force on a spherical particle, Free settling and calculation of terminal falling velocities
2 Non-spherical particles, Calculation of settling velocities,
3 Sedimentation of fine and coarse suspensions, free and hindered settling ratios
4 Types of classifiers, Major classes of machines
5 Hydraulic classifiers, Horizontal current classifiers
6 Mechanical classifiers, design and operating features Spiral, rake, drag classifiers
7 Hydrocyclones, history of development, principles of operation
8 Hydrocyclone manufacturers' specifications, typical applications
9 General classes of screens, the screening process, screen selection calculations
10 Selection guidelines for vibrating screens, special features, size selection
11 Sieve - Bend screens, Principles of operation and mechanical features Principle applications and operating performance
12 Mid - term exam
13 Screening media
14 Specific examples of operating plants

Recomended or Required Reading

Chemical Engineering, Coulson and Richardson, Vol. 2, Pergamon Press, England, 1976.
Mineral Processing Technology, B A Wills, Chap. 16, Pergamon Press, London 1985.
Mineral Processing Handbook Vol 1,Chap 10,byNL Weiss, Published by SME, New York, 1985.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

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 * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr.Uner Ipekoglu
E-mail: uner.ipekoglu@deu.edu.tr
Phone: +90 232 301 75 06

Office Hours

Announcement will be made after determining the date and time of course.

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 midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 124

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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