Courses Handbook 2006 - [Archived]

304959 (v.1) WASM Mine Environment 531


Area:

WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

1 x 4 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Equivalent(s):

303158 (v.1) WASM Mine Environment 431
 

Syllabus:

Mine environment - mine atmosphere. Dust and dust explosions. Heat. Radiation. Gases - toxic gases and vapours, explosive gases. Diesel exhaust products and dilution factors, methane and explosive mixture. Toxic substances. Mine fires. Mine lighting. Noise. Mine ventilation - basic airflow theory. Airflow and pressure measurements. Mechanical and natural ventilation. Fan engineering. Airflow control - regulators, doors, evasees and booster fans. Main and auxiliary ventilation. Recirculation. Network analysis. Computerised analysis of mine ventilation. Ventilation surveys. Ventilation economics. Cooling and refrigeration. Mine psychrometry.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

030303 Mining Engineering

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2006 Kalgoorlie Campus Semester 1 Y   Y    
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially
Online
Internal
refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully
Online
refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

 
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