Hydrocyclone underflow monitoring using image processing methods

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 301-315

  Petersen, K R P ^a   Aldrich, C ^a   Van Deventer, J S J ^a   McInnes, C ^b   Stange, W W ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Kenwalt Systems (Pty) Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Artificial intelligence; Classification; Hydrocyclones; On line analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CLASSIFIERS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW CONTROL; FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRESSURE DROP; PROCESS CONTROL;

FEED STREAM PARTICLE CONCENTRATION; HYDROCYCLONE UNDERFLOW MONITORING; ONLINE PROCESS CONTROL;

CYCLONE SEPARATORS;

EID: 0030104495     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0892-6875(96)00015-5     Document Type: Article

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