An empirical description for the classification in an inclined counter-flow settler

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 97-109

  Thompson, P D ^a   Galvin, K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Classification; Coal; Hydrocyclones; Particle size; Sizing

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFIERS; COAL SLURRIES; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SIZE SEPARATION; VOLUME FRACTION;

COUNTER FLOW SETTLER; HYDROCYCLONES; PULP DENSITIES;

BITUMINOUS COAL;

CLASSIFICATION; COAL; HYDROCYCLONE; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0030631338     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-6875(96)00134-3     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Shenggen, H. & Firth, B., Reducing the Biased Slurry Feed Subdivision in Vertical Pipe T-junctions Using Partition Wall and Stratifier, CSIRO/QCAT, Division of Coal & Energy Technology, Kenmore, QLD 4069 Australia, submitted to Minerals Engineering (1996).
2. Boycott, A.E., Sedimentation of Blood Corpuscles, Nature, 104, 532 (1920).
3. Ponder, P., On Sedimentation and Rouleaux Formation, Q. J. Exp. Physiol., 15, 235-252 (1925).
4. Nakamura, H. & Kuroda, K., La Cause de lÕacceleration de la Vitesse de Sedimentation des Suspensions dans les Recipients Inclines, Keijo J. Med., 8, 256-296 (1937).
5. Leung, W.F. & Probstein, R.F., Lamella and Tube Settlers: 1. Mode and Operation, Ind. Eng. Chem. Process Des. Dev., 22, 58-67 (1983).
6. Leung, W.F. & Probstein, R.F., Lamella and Tube Settlers: 2. Flow Stability, Ind. Eng. Chem. Process Des. Dev., 22, 68-73 (1983).
7. Probstein, R.F., Yung, D. & Hicks, R.E., A Model for Lamella Settlers: Theory, Practice and Process Principles for Physical Separations, Eng. Found. Conf., 53 (1977).
8. Davis, R.H., Herbolzheimer, E. & Acrivos, A., The Sedimentation of Polydisperse Suspensions in Vessels having Inclined Walls, Int. J. Multiphase Flow, 8, 571-585 (1982).
9. Maimoni, A., Lamella Settlers: Material Balances and Clarification Rates, Environ. Prog., 7, 93-98 (1988).
10. Davis, R.H., Zhang, X. & Agarwala, J.P., Particle Classification for Dilute Suspensions using an Inclined Settler, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 28, 785-793 (1989).
11. Zhang, X. & Davis, R.H., Particle Classification using Inclined Settlers in Series with Underflow Recycle, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 29, 1894-1900 (1990).
12. Romero, C., Agarwala, J.P. & Davis, R.H., Separation and Classification of Axisymmetric Particles in an Inclined Settler, Int. J. Multiphase Flow, 19, 803-816 (1993).
13. Galvin, K.P., Compton, T. & Firth, B.A., Quantification of the Data Improvement produced by Optimised Metallurgical Plant Mass Balances, Minerals Engineering, 8, 739-752 (1995).
14. Slechta, J. & Firth, B.A., Classification of Fine Coal with a Hydrocyclone, Int. J. Min. Proc., 12, 213-237 (1984).
15. Spannenberg, A.B., Raven, J., Scarboro, M.J. & Galvin, K.P., Continuous Differential Sedimentation of a Binary Suspension, Powder Technology, 88 (1), 45-50 (1996).