Enhancement of pyrometallurgical teaching using excel simulation models
Steady state Excel models for a copper flash smelter and an iron blast furnace are used to enhance the teaching of pyrometallurgical smelting principles within a fourth year level process engineering unit delivered at the Western Australian School of Mines. A lecture/workshop approach has been adopt...
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Minerals, Metals and Materials Society
2014
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| description | Steady state Excel models for a copper flash smelter and an iron blast furnace are used to enhance the teaching of pyrometallurgical smelting principles within a fourth year level process engineering unit delivered at the Western Australian School of Mines. A lecture/workshop approach has been adopted in which student teams undertake process simulation assignments that illustrate the multifaceted responses of process outputs to variation of inputs, the objectives being to reinforce their understanding of smelting principles. The approach has proven to be popular with students, as evidenced by the consistently high ratings the unit has received through student feedback. This paper provides an overview of the teaching approach and process models used. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-356882021-02-17T00:53:44Z Enhancement of pyrometallurgical teaching using excel simulation models Grimsey, Eric Steady state Excel models for a copper flash smelter and an iron blast furnace are used to enhance the teaching of pyrometallurgical smelting principles within a fourth year level process engineering unit delivered at the Western Australian School of Mines. A lecture/workshop approach has been adopted in which student teams undertake process simulation assignments that illustrate the multifaceted responses of process outputs to variation of inputs, the objectives being to reinforce their understanding of smelting principles. The approach has proven to be popular with students, as evidenced by the consistently high ratings the unit has received through student feedback. This paper provides an overview of the teaching approach and process models used. 2014 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35688 10.1002/9781118889657.ch44 Minerals, Metals and Materials Society restricted |
| spellingShingle | Grimsey, Eric Enhancement of pyrometallurgical teaching using excel simulation models |
| title | Enhancement of pyrometallurgical teaching using excel simulation models |
| title_full | Enhancement of pyrometallurgical teaching using excel simulation models |
| title_fullStr | Enhancement of pyrometallurgical teaching using excel simulation models |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancement of pyrometallurgical teaching using excel simulation models |
| title_short | Enhancement of pyrometallurgical teaching using excel simulation models |
| title_sort | enhancement of pyrometallurgical teaching using excel simulation models |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35688 |