MET 321

Course Outline

Old Exams

Week

Topic

0

Introduction

 

Syllabus Better Communication

 

Links

1

Minerals and Society: Perceptions and Reality

 

The 4 C's: Cost, Conservation, Conservation, Creativity

 

The Market Basket Contest: Dr. Julian Simon vs Dr. Paul Paul Erlich

 

Elemental Abundance in Earth's Crust, Mineral Sources

 

Precious Metals and the Troy System of Measure

 

Sampling

2

Resources and Basic Thermo

 

Server Resources

 

Library Resources

 

Internet Resources

 

Phase Rule

 

Ternary Phase Diagram Rules

3

Equilibrum Diagrams

 

Zn-O-S Predominance Diagram Problem

 

Zn-O-S Roaster Diagram

4

Extractive Processing Reading Assignment from Moore

5

Vacuum Dezincing

 

Problem statement, Derivation, Data and Ref Sheet

6

Solution Thermo

 

Activities from a Phase Diagram

 

Change in Standard State Sample Problem Solution

 

Relationship of the 1 wt % SS activity coefficient to gamma

 

 

 

The Interaction Coefficient Reading

7

Vapor Transport

 

Handout on Vapor Transport Reactions :
Cd-O System Diagram
W-Cl System

8

Engineering's Interface

 

Societal Context Module

 

Engineering Code of Ethics website

 

 

 

Labs

Reports

Organization

 

Experiment Section Comments

 

General Comments

Calculations

Heat and Mass Balances

Calorimetry

Writeup Pics

Slag Lab

Writeup

 

Calcs Data_2007

 

Pics 1 2 3

Au Fire Assay

Fire Assay Writeup Fire Assay Video

 

Cupel Analysis Cupellation_Pics Results_Data_2007

Parkes Process

Writeup

 

Skim fuming to recover Ag
Lab Data 2007

Optical Pyrometry

Data_2007

 

 

Use of Furnace

Other High Temp Pics 1 2 3

 

Casting Brass Presentation ppt

Societal Context Module (see above link - item #7)
SC Homework 1 2 (see below)

Homework

 

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