Advanced study of unit operations used in the recovery of materials from ore or waste streams.
Emphasis is on systems employing mechanical techniques and airflow.
EEE E4004 provides the basics of mechanical processing of materials. For students to understand how the principles presented in that course arise, they must have the opportunity to explore an individual unit operation in more detail. The sharp focus of this course permits the students to explore a unit operation in sufficient detail that an improvement in theory, design, or operation may be sought. The specific topics of this course will largely be determined by the unit operation, or operations, selected for detailed examination. Each score to be comprised of the evaluation given by the instructor and the Group Evaluations the students perform.