Syllabus - Mining Engineering (MM-506)


Mining Engineering

Mining Engineering (MM-506)

V-Semester

Comparative crushing characteristics of coal in a conventional high speed roll-crusher and a slow speed roll-crusher (sizer).

Sink –float test including ash analysis and plotting of washability curves.

Bench scale washing of coal in a static bath and calculation of probable error and imperfection in separation.

Effect of frother dosage on collector less flotation of coking coal.

Effect of frother dosage on collector aided flotation of a coking coal at a fixed diesel oil dosage.

Effect of diesel dosage on collector aided flotation of a coking coal at a fixed frother dosage.

Determination of size and density profile of stratified jig bed.

Demonstration on centrifugal separators such as Water-only cyclone, Heavy media Cyclone/Separator, Vorsyl separator.

Practicals

Reference Books

  • Introduction to Mineral Processing (Kelly and Spottiswood)

  • Mineral Processing Technology (B. A. Wills)

  • Principles of Mineral Dressing (A. M. Gaudin)

  • Introduction to Mineral Processing Design and Operation (A.Gupta and D.S.Yan)

  • Uses of Metals and Metallic Minerals- K.K. Chatterjee

  • Basics in Minerals Processing (Metso)

  • Mineral beneficiation (Subba Rao)