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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Chemical Engineering

411-304 Mineral and Process Engineering 1

Credit Points:

7.1

Coordinator:

Professor David Boger and Ms Joan Gravina

Prerequisite/s:

421-205 Mathematics for Engineers 2.2, 411-205 Fluid Mechanics 1, 411-206 Reactor Engineering 1.

Corequisite/s:

411-302 Transport Phenomena 2, 411-303 Fluids/Solids Processing.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

39 hours, comprising 26 hours of lectures and 13 hours of tutorials

Objectives:

Students completing this unit will have developed an understanding of:

  • the nature and variety of the metallurgical industry and metallurgical engineering processes;

  • the mineralogy of ores and the implications for metallurgical processing;

  • the thermodynamics of metal extraction processes and the application of reaction equilibria to processes;

  • the rate phenomena involved in metal extraction processes and the application to processes.

Content:

Survey of the metallurgical industry and metallurgical processing. Review of unit processes used in metallurgical operations. Metallurgical terminology. Introduction to mineralogy and the implications for processing of ores. Mineral liberation and separation. Equilibria in metal extraction systems. Stability of oxides and sulphides. Processing options for oxides and sulphides. Theory of iron and copper production. Rate phenomena in metal extraction processes. Gas and solids injection into melts. Discharge from ladles. Taphole and launder design. Heat transfer in high temperature reactors. Wall design and water cooling. Interphase mass transfer in metal extraction systems.

Assessment:

One 2-hour examination at the end of semester one.
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