Studies on a Vorsyl separator as an alternate for a dense medium cyclone

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 49-57

  Rao, T C ^a   Barnwal, J P ^a   Govindarajan, B ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Dense medium separation; Performance evaluation; Vorsyl separator

Indexed keywords

COAL ASH; COKING; CYCLONE SEPARATORS;

METALLURGICAL COAL; VORSYL SEPARATORS;

COAL;

EID: 0032000893     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-7516(97)00056-2     Document Type: Article

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