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Physical Separation Processes I

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Course Unit Code542-0468/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
PEC06doc. Ing. Iva Janáková, Ph.D.
SIR062Ing. Tomáš Široký, Ph.D.
Summary
The course provides an overview of the theoretical foundations of gravitational processes applicable to bulk materials processing and introduces possible applications of these processes. Attention is paid to used machinery and calculations of basic technological parameters.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Student is acquainted with theoretical fundamentals of gravitational separation and on the basis of acquired knowledge he / she is able to estimate and propose a suitable separation method for a given raw material. He is able to perform basic technological calculations.
Course Contents
1. Separation of bulk materials, basic concepts and applications
2. Gravity separation, theory of gravity separation
3. Separation in heavy suspensions, theoretical foundations,
4. Separation in heavy suspensions, machinery, calculation of parameters
5. Separation in jigs, separation theory
6. Separation in jigs, machinery, calculation of parameters
7. Separation in thin layer of water, theoretical foundations
8. Separation in a thin layer of water, machinery, calculation of parameters
9. Separation in the ascending stream of water, theoretical foundations
10.Separation in the ascending stream of water, machinery, calculation of parameters
11.Separation in a centrifugal field, theoretical foundations
12.Separation in centrifugal field, machinery, calculation of parameters
13.Pneumatic separation, theoretical foundations, machinery, calculation of parameters
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
WiLLs, B.A.,Wills’ Mineral Processing Technology. An Introduction to the Practical Aspects of Ore Treatment and Mineral Recovery. 2006, ISBN 0-7506-4450-8
DRZYMALA, Jan. Mineral processing: foundations of theory and practice of minerallurgy. Wroclaw: University of Technology, 2007. ISBN 9788374933629.
TICHÁNEK, František, Jiří BOTULA a Vlastimil ŘEPKA. Mineral processing. Ostrava: VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 2005, 90 l. ISBN 8024808137
FUERSTENAU, Maurice C. a Kenneth N. HAN. Principles of mineral processing. Littleton, Colo.: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, c2003. ISBN 0-87335-167-3.

NOVÁČEK, Jiří. Technologie úpravy uhlí I. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2000. ISBN 80-7078-764-3.
TICHÁNEK, František, Jiří BOTULA a Vlastimil ŘEPKA. Mineral processing. Ostrava: VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 2005, ISBN 8024808137
BLÁHOVÁ, Oldřiška a Milan HOLBEIN. Fyzikální rozdružovací procesy I. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská, 1989.
FUERSTENAU, Maurice C. a Kenneth N. HAN. Principles of mineral processing. Littleton, Colo.: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, c2003. ISBN 0-87335-167-3.

Recommended Reading:
SUBA RAO, D.V. Textbook of Mineral Processing. Scientific Publishers, 2017. ISBN 9789387741027.
A. GUPTA AND D.S. YAN. Mineral processing design and operation an introduction. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2006. ISBN 9780444516367.
YOUNG, Courtney a Gerald H LUTTRELL. Separation technologies for minerals, coal, and earth resources. Englewood, Colo.: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, 2012. ISBN 0873353390.
UNGARISH, M. Hydrodynamics of suspensions: fundamentals of centrifugal and gravity separation. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1993. ISBN 0387547622.

SUBA RAO, D.V. Textbook of Mineral Processing. Scientific Publishers, 2017. ISBN 9789387741027.
A. GUPTA AND D.S. YAN. Mineral processing design and operation an introduction. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2006. ISBN 9780444516367.
UNGARISH, M. Hydrodynamics of suspensions: fundamentals of centrifugal and gravity separation. New York: Springer-Verlag, c1993. ISBN 0387547622.
YOUNG, Courtney a Gerald H LUTTRELL. Separation technologies for minerals, coal, and earth resources. Englewood, Colo.: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, 2012. ISBN 0873353390.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18