Centrifugal dewatering and reconstitution of fine coal: The granuflow process

Coal Preparation

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 89-102

  Wen, W W ^a   Killmeyer, R P ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Briquetting; Dewatering; Dustiness control; Emulsion; Fine clean coal slurry; Flotation; Free flowing granules; Freezing; Handleability; Reconstitution; Screen bowl centrifuge; Solid bowl centrifuge

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CENTRIFUGES; COAL SLURRIES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DEWATERING; EMULSIONS; FREEZING; GRANULATION; MOISTURE CONTROL;

COAL DEWATERING; GRANUFLOW PROCESS; HIGH GRAVITY FORCE SOLID BOWL CENTRIFUGES; SCREEN BOWL CENTRIFUGES;

COAL PREPARATION;

EID: 0030383889     PISSN: 07349343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07349349608905260     Document Type: Article

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