Subject Code: ML3L012	Name: Mineral Processing Plant Design	L-T-P: 3-0-0	Credit: 3
Flow sheet development – crushing and grinding systems – breakage characteristics and predictions – scale-up,sizing and number selection – comminution circuit evaluation and design -mass and water balancing – Gravityseparation design: spirals – mineral jigs - shaking tables – fines separation machines – froth flotation design andperformance predictions – feed preparation and characterization – conventional and column flotation – flotationcircuits and control – magnetic separation units – design installation and control – dewatering: thickening, filtration, centrifuging and drying- waste disposal – effluent processing properties; Introduction to the elements of process design, process development, process evaluation ; flow sheeting; Pilot plant; Optimization and economic considerations, process design engineering, project engineering, practical considerations; safety considerations and successful plant operations, case studies.
Texts/Reference Books: Wills’ Mineral Processing Technology 7th Edition, Pub.: Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, 2008. SME Mineral Processing Handbook, Vol, 1 and 2, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc., Littleton Co., 1985. Mineral Processing Plant Design, Control and Practice, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc., Littleton Co., 2002.