COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MINE VENTILATION PLANNING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIN 5037 MINE VENTILATION PLANNING 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 ERCÜMENT YALÇIN

Offered to

Mining Operation
Mining Operation
Mining Operation

Course Objective

To teach the mine ventilation planning methods, the techniques considered in ventilation planning, the calculation of air quantity required to mine at the complex network and computer application.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To explain psychrometric properties of air,
2   To explain the mechanism that ensures air flow in mines,
3   To explain basic ventilation circuits,
4   To explain the mine ventilation planning parameters,
5   To plan mine ventilation network in compliance with the mining method,
6   To explain ventilation planning for metallic and non-metallic mines.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Physical properties of air,
2 Pscchrometric charts and their uses
3 Graphical representation of a mine ventilation circuits
4 Mine ventilation circuits, free and controlled air distributions
5 Airflow through roadways and ducts 1
6 Airflow through roadways and ducts 2
7 Basic mine ventilation circuits
8 Analysis of complex networks
9 Hardy-Cross method of analysis and its applications
10 General rules of ventilation
11 Planning of mine ventilation
12 Ventilation planning in the metal mines
13 Ventilation planning in the coal mines
14 Mine ventilation network analysis

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1. Yalçın, E., (2012), Yeraltı Havalandırması, DEÜ Mühendislik Fakültesi Yayınları, Yayın No: 336

Supplementary Book(s):
1. McPherson, M. J. (2008), Subsurface Ventilation Engineering, http://www.mvsengineering.com/index.php cPath=25
2. Hartman, H.L., (1982), Mine Ventilation and Air Conditioning, JohnWiley and Sons Inc. 789 p.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and examples in the class and computer applications.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 1


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Course outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be checked by the 1.th Mid-term exam,
Course outcomes 5 and 6 will be checked by the Projects,

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e.yalcin@deu.edu.tr Tel: 3017205

Office Hours

Wednesday, Hours: 8.30 11.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Design Project 1 68 68
Midterm 0
Final 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 124

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.111
LO.21222
LO.333
LO.433444
LO.5434445
LO.644

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