Procedures for the automatic design of flotation networks

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 52, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 137-160

  Schena, G ^a   Zanin, M ^a   Chiarandini, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flotation circuits; Flotation modeling; Flotation plant design; Flowsheeting; Process optimisation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PLANTS; COST ACCOUNTING; FLOWCHARTING; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; PROCESS CONTROL;

FLOTATION PLANTS; MIXED INTEGER NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING (MINLP);

FLOTATION;

EID: 0031342396     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-7516(97)00065-3     Document Type: Article

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