Course Objectives （课程目标）：

1) To provide theoretical knowledge on dust in any surface and underground industrial engineering, including: definition; healthy considerations; explosion characteristics, etc.

2) To review the historical and engineering basis of dust protection codes and standards and current practices applicable to these issues. 

3) To provide a scenario-based engineering framework for evaluating industrial dust and explosion hazards and determining appropriate protection measures.

4) To apply these engineering principles to generic industrial dust protection issues such as water spray, surfactant, seal, and optimized separation (plant layout).

Textbook（课程教科书）

Cheng, J. (2017). Dust Prevention And Control In Mining And Mineral Processing, China University of Mining & Technology Press, Xuzhou, China. ISBN: 978-7-5646-3342-4

References (主要参考文献，不限于下述列出的）：

Theory of Coal Mine Dust and Control (in Chinese), by Shengqiang Yang, et al., CUMT press, 2010

Best Practice for Dust Control in Coal Mining, by Jay F. Colinet, et al., National Institute for Occupational Safety and Healthy (NIOSH), IC 9517, 2010 

Best Practice for Dust Control in Metal/ Nonmetal Mining, by Jay F. Colinet, et al., National Institute for Occupational Safety and Healthy (NIOSH), IC 9521, 2010 

Dust Control Handbook for Industrial Minerals Mining and Processing, by Andrew B. Cecala, et al., National Institute for Occupational Safety and Healthy (NIOSH), IR 9689, 2012

Distributed Research Report and Papers.