COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AUTOMATIC CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION IN MINERAL PROCESSING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIN 5088 AUTOMATIC CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION IN MINERAL PROCESSING 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

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SEZAI ŞEN

Offered to

Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing

Course Objective

This course will focus on protective equipment (level measurements, temperature measurements, pressure measurements, other protective devices), data-collecting instrumentation (weighers, on-stream analyzers, on-line sensors pulp density gauges, flowmeters etc. recording instruments. controllers), control loops and computers

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Use the basic concepts and terms related to the scope of the course,
2   Focus on protective equipment
3   To recognize data collection and control devices of mineral processing plants and explain the working principles
4   To evaluate the data-collecting instrumentation, control loops and computers
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 Introduction to process control; sampling and control of ore and products at different stages of the process
2 Types of control systems
3 Automatic mineralogical analysis and liberation analysis in ore preparation processes
4 Automatic measurements and instrumentation in sampling and stockpiling
5 Automatic measurements and instrumentation in on-site transportation equipment
6 Automatic measurements and instrumentation in comminution processes
7 Automatic measurements and instrumentation in classification processes
8 Automatic measurements and instrumentation in separation processes based on density difference
9 Automatic measurements and instrumentation in other physical separation facilities
10 Automatic measurements and instrumentation in flotation
11 Automatic measurements and instrumentation in leaching plants
12 Automatic measurements and instrumentation in dewatering systems
13 Presentations
14 Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
SME Mineral Processing Handbook by Mular and Barrat . Published by Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc. USA, 2002
Emerging Automatic Control Approaches in Mineral Processing , D.J. McKEE & A.J. THORNTON, UK, 1986.
Mineral Processing at a Crossroads, B.A. WILLS & R.W. BARLEY, NATO ASI Series, Netherlands, 1986.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1-5: Assignments and Final exam

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

: Prof. Dr. Üner Ipekoğlu
Uner.ipekoglu@deu.edu.tr / office phone: (232) 3017506

Office Hours

It will given after starting the semester

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
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 133

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.133433232
LO.233333232
LO.333333232
LO.433333232
LO.54

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