COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AGGLOMERATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIN 5076 AGGLOMERATION 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 VEDAT ARSLAN

Offered to

Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing

Course Objective

The aim of this course is the teaching the principles agglomeration methods which are the granulation methods for fine sized ore concentration. The agglomeration in term is the process of fine sized ore granulation for metallurgical process and also for coal.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knowing the granulation mechanism in agglomeration and make commentment according the ore properties
2   Knowing the coal briquetting methods snd select the suitable methods for coal characteristics
3   Knowing the sintering technology and define the suitable sintering conditions according the ore properties
4   Knowing the pelletizing methods and adopting the pelletizing conditions
5   Determining the agglomerat strength and interpreting

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Description of agglomeration and significance in mining industry
2 Granulation mechaism and the forces affected the granulation mechanism
3 Agglomeration methods and basic differences
4 What is the agglomerate strength and how is it determining
5 Briquetting methods for coal
6 Briquetting with binder and industrial applications
7 Midterm exam
8 Binderless briquetting and giving the assignment subject
9 Briquetting application in laboratory
10 Pelletizing methods and industrial applications
11 Pelletizing application in laboratory
12 Discussing the laboratory applications
13 Sintering and industrial applicaitons
14 Presenting the assignments, evaluating the assignments

Recomended or Required Reading

Agglomerasyon, Prof. Dr. Mevlüt Kemal, DEÜ Müh. Fakültesi MM/MAD-84 EY 041
Influence of Green Pellet Properties on Pelletizing of Magnetite Ore, Seija Forma,
Doctoral Thesis, 2007, Lulea University of Technology
Agglomeration Processes: Phenomena, Technologies, Equipment , Wolfgang Pietsch, March

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

LO1, LO2 and LO3 for midterm
LO1, LO2, LO3 and LO4 for applicaitons and assignment
LO2, LO3, LO4 and LO5 for final exam

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Vedat Arslan
vedat.arslan@deu.edu.tr TEL: 0.232.3017518

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 2 22
Case study 2 2 4
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 113

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.14
LO.232
LO.332
LO.432
LO.532