COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED SIZE REDUCTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIN 5075 ADVANCED SIZE REDUCTION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EROL KAYA

Offered to

Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing

Course Objective

1. Teaching basic concepts in size reduction
2. Teaching mathematical representation of size reduction and building models
3. Teaching widespread models used in size reduction and determining their parameters
4. Teaching performance and optimization for crushing and grinding circuits

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows basic concepts in size reduction and defines performance
2   Performs general calculations used in size reduction such as ball and powder filling, critical speed, etc.
3   Analyze size reduction processes with population balance methods
4   Determines performance and optimization of size reduction circuits
5   . Knows and uses the models commonly used in size reduction

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of size reduction, aims, history, breakage theory, liberation size, etc.
2 Summary of earlier size reduction models, Bond grindability testing and interpretation of results, grinding mill selection
3 Mathematical expression of size reduction, commonly used models in size reduction, and determining model parameters
4 Population balance methods in size reduction and their analysis
5 Tane boyutu-kütle balansı (size-mass balance) metodu, breakage rate (s) and breakage distribution (B)
6 Tane boyutu-kütle balansı (size-mass balance) metodu model application
7 Grinding calculations (ball and material filling, critical speed, ball consumption, mill power, mass transfer, residence time, mill selection
8 VISA 1
9 Classification of conventional grinding equipment
10 Chemical additives and viscosity in grinding
11 Measuring performance and optimization of grinding circuits
12 Control mechanism in grinding, model based controls, fuzzy logic control
13 Definition of simulation in grinding and forming simulation
14 Simulation in grinding model application, presentation of assignments.

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1) Class notes
2) Öğütme (1999). Necati Yıldız.
3) Process Engineering of Size Reduction: Ball Milling (1984).
L.G. Austin, R.R. Klimpel, and P.T. Luckie.

Subsidiary sources:
1) Mineral Comminution Circuits Their Operation and Optimization (1996).
T.J. Napier-Munn, S. Morell, R.D. Morrison, and T. Kojovic.
2) Design and Installation of Comminution Circuits (1982).
Editors: Andrew L. Mular and Gerald V. Jergensen, II.
3) Mineral Crushing and Grinding Circuits (1977)
J. Lynch

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical presentations
Homework
Computer programs used in size reduction

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

Mid-term exam %25
Assignments %25
Final %50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

erol.kaya@deu.edu.tr; 232 301 7514

Office Hours

Open door policy any time.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 5 8 40
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 148

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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