COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRINCIPLES OF DEWATERING , DRYING AND DUST COLLECTION AND THEIR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIN 5063 PRINCIPLES OF DEWATERING , DRYING AND DUST COLLECTION AND THEIR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS 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

Offered to

Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing

Course Objective

This course will review the fundamental of sedimentation, filtration, drying and dust collection. The separation of solids from fluids is one of the important subjects in the field of mineral processing. Especially in treating fine solids, the importance of dewatering muds or of settling dusts becomes considerable. Mechanical separation of solids from liquids is accomplished by thickening and filtration. Ultimate moisture removal is obtained by drying. These procedures are important not only in mineral processing, but also in water purification, in mining and smelting operations. This course will teach theory of these processes, methods and equipment used in these processes, examples of their applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   understand and be able to express the fundamentals of dewatering (sedimentation, thickening, filtration) and drying processes
2   able to discus and evaluate the technical, environmental and economic aspects of solid-liquid separation, drying and dust collection systems
3   develop an understanding of interaction of dewatering and drying processes with other disciplines such as chemistry, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, mineral processing
4   develop the knowledge on the chemical and physical processes
5   advance independent learning skills, follow developments related to dewatering and drying processes, and improve team work skills
6   develop analytical thinking skills, capability to perform the basic engineering calculations, and provide the ability to evaluate and write the results of the experiments
7   develop conceptual process flow sheet for solid-liquid separation and drying systems in mineral processing and other industrial fields
8   analyze, understand and assess the economic, environmental and social aspects of various industrial dewatering and drying processes

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 and non spherical particles, Terminal falling velocities, Hindered settling, equal settling velocities
2 Sedimentation: Sedimentation of fine particles, Sedimentation of coarse particles
3 Flocculation: Interactions between particles, Effect of flocculation on sedimentation, The electrical double-layer and zeta potential, Mechanism of flocculation, Effect of polymers on stability
4 Coagulation: Mechanism of coagulation, Coagulation concentrations, Kinetics of coagulation, Coagulants and practical applications
5 Kynch theory of sedimentation and thickeners: Kynch theory, Factors affecting the thickener design, Sizing of thickener area, Types of thickener
6 Filtration: Filtration theory, Relation between thickness of cake and volume of filtrate, Filter medium, Flow of liquid through the cloth, Flow of filtrate through the cloth and cake combined, Effect of particle sedimentation on filtration, Washing of the filter cake
7 Filtration: Filtration theory, Relation between thickness of cake and volume of filtrate, Filter medium, Flow of liquid through the cloth, Flow of filtrate through the cloth and cake combined, Effect of particle sedimentation on filtration, Washing of the filter cake
8 Filtration equipment and selection: Filter selection, Bed filters, Bag filters, The filter pres (plate and frame press, chamber press), Pressure leaf filters, Vacuum filters, The tube press, Continuous rotary filters (drum and rotary disc fitler), Horizontal belt filters
9 Drying processes: General principles of drying, The mechanism of moisture movement during drying, Diffusion theory of drying, Capillary theory of drying, Equilibrium moisture content of a material, Drying periods, Constant rate period, Falling rate period, Mechanism of drying and characteristic drying rate curve, Classisfication and selection of dryers
10 Drying processes: General principles of drying, The mechanism of moisture movement during drying, Diffusion theory of drying, Capillary theory of drying, Equilibrium moisture content of a material, Drying periods, Constant rate period, Falling rate period, Mechanism of drying and characteristic drying rate curve, Classisfication and selection of dryers
11 Some common types of dryer, operation and design principles: Rotary dryers, Drum dryers, Spray dryers, Pneumatic dryers, Fluidized bed dryers, Other drying methods (infrared drying, microwave drying, solar drying etc.)
12 Midterm Exam
13 Dust collection systems, Project presentation
14 Industrial dust collectors and working principles, Project presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Weiss, N.L. (editor-in-Chief) (1985). SME Mineral Processing Handbook, Society of Mining Engineers of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Inc. New York.
Ipekoğlu, Ü. (1990). Susuzlandırma ve yöntemleri, DEÜ Mühendislik Fakültesi, MM/MAD 90 EY 196, Izmir.
Coulson and Richardson s Chemical Engineering. (2003). v:2 Fifth Edition, Particle technology and separation processes, Butterworth-Heinemann.
Christie John Geankoplis. (2003). Transport processes and separation process principles (includes unit operations), Prentive Hall.
Ladislav Svarovsky, 2000. Solid-Liquid Separation, Butterworth-Heinemann, Fourth Edition, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP, 568 p.
Mujumdar, Arun S. (1995). Handbook of industrial drying, v:1-2, Ed., 2. Edition, Marce Dekker Inc., NewYork.
Kurfürst, J. and Bretschneider, B. (1987). Air Polution Control Technology, ISBN: 0-444-98985-4, Elsevier Publication
Materials: Lecture notes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Class presentation and discussion, Team works, laboratory applications, Reports of analyses results, Project presentation, Individual assignment

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

1-6: Mid-term exam, Laboratory and Reports, Project presentation
7-8: Final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. A. Üner IPEKOĞLU: uner.ipekoglu@deu.edu.tr Tel:+90 232 3017506
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdullah SEYRANKAYA: a.seyrankaya@deu.edu.tr Tel: +90 232 3017519

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 3 10 30
Preparing presentations 3 10 30
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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