Digital image processing as a tool for on-line monitoring of froth in flotation plants

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 1994, Pages 1149-1164

  Moolman, D W ^a   Aldrich, C ^a   Van Deventer, J S J ^a   Stange, W W ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

bubbles; digital image processing; Flotation; froth; process control

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHEMICAL PLANTS; COPPER; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MANUAL CONTROL; MINERALS; MONITORING; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL; PROCESS CONTROL;

DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING; PLANT DYNAMICS; VIDEOGRAPHY;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 0028500027     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0892-6875(94)00058-1     Document Type: Article

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