- Modules 1 - 4 on Plant Engineering for Mines
- 5 Supplementary Booklets
- 2 years Correspondence Support
MINES: Plant Engineering Only
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The MINES package is made up of the following topics:
Topic Module / Paper Topic Module / Paper Aerial ropeway 1-4 Motion, rectilinear 1-1 Air conditioning 2-8 Motion, circular 1-2 Angular momentum 1-2 Pipes and pipe joints 1-6 Band brakes 1-2 Pumping in mines 4-27 Bearing spacing 1-3 Pumps, centrifugal 1-7 Bearings, ball and roller 1-3 Pumps, operation of centrifugal and reciprocating 1-7 Belt drives 1-2 Pumps, reciprocating and rotary 1-6 Belt drives 1-3 Rectification, inverters, diodes 3-80 Bucket elevators 1-4 Refrigeration 2-5 Capstans 1-2 Risk Management 2-15 Cast irons 1-5 Ropes drives 1-2 Centrifugal force 1-2 Shafting, power transmission by 1-3 Chain drives 1-3 Steam Carnot and Rankine cycles 2-13 Coefficient of friction 1-1 Steam boiler defects 2-13 Compressed air - Auto - compression 4-25 Steam boiler feed water 2-13 Compressed air - Control, reticulation and economy 4-25 Steam boiler operation 2-12 Compressors, reciprocating and turbo 2-15 Steam boiler ratings 2-12 Conservation of energy 1-1 Steam boiler safety devices 2-13 Conveyors, belt, oscillating and apron 1-4 Steam boiler types 2-12 Couple 1-1 Steam condensers 2-14 Cranes 1-4 Steam flow 2-10 Electrical - A C circuits… 3-16 Steam generation at constant pressure 2-9 Electrical - Alternators 3-18 Steam generation economisers 2-12 Electrical - D C circuits and motors 3-16 Steam pipe systems 2-11 Electrical - Motors 3-18 Steam pressure gauges 2-11 Electrical - Non-sinusoidal waveforms 3-16 Steam safety valves 2-11 Electrical - Power factor improvement 3-19 Steam separators and traps 2-10 Electrical - Rectification 3-20 Steam, entropy of water and 2-11 Electrical - Symbolic notation 3-16 Steam, equivalent evaporation of boilers 2-10 Electrical - Synchronous motors 3-19 Steam, properties of 2-10 Electrical - Transformers 3-17 Steam, work done by expansion 2-11 Electrical - Transmission of power 3-19 Steel alloys 1-5 Fluid (hydrodynamic) couplings 1-3 Thermodynamics 2-9 Force, mass and acceleration 1-1 Torque 1-1 Gas laws 2-9 Traction 1-1 Gears 1-3 Units and definitions 1-1 Haulages 1-4 V-belt drives 1-3 Hydraulic flow and flow measurement 1-5 V-belt drives 1-2 Hydraulic machinery 1-6 Ventilation 2-8 Inclined plane 1-1 Water Purification 3-22 Inverters 3-20 Welding 1-6 Kinetic energy 1-2 Winding - A C and D C winders 3-21 Metal machining 1-6 Winding - Brakes 3-21 Mine electric blasting, stopes and development ends 4-27 Winding - Breaking calculations 4-23 Mine pumping 4-27 Winding - Closed-loop control 4-24 Mine reduction works 4-28 Winding - Depth indicator and tachograph 3-21 Mine rock drilling 4-29 Winding - Fast and slow braking 4-24 Mine stope and development end cleaning 4-29 Winding - Hoists 3-21 Mine underground power supply 4-27 Winding - Koepe and Blair multi-rope winders 4-24 Mine underground transport 4-27 Winding - Power and torque requirements 4-23 Mine ventilation 4-26 Winding - Ropes, detaching gear and jack catches 3-22 Mine water treatment, settlement and filtering 4-27 Winding - Safety circuit 4-24 Mining of coal 4-29 Winding - Shafts 3-21 Moment of a force 1-1 Winding - Skips and shaft bottom lay-out 4-25 Motion of vehicles around curves 1-2 Winding - Stage hoists 3-21