An empirical model for entrainment in industrial flotation plants

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 243-256

  Savassi, O N ^a   Alexander, D J ^a   Franzidis, J P ^a   Manlapig, E V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flotation froths; Modelling; Particle size

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLANT LAYOUT; SEPARATORS;

FLOTATION FROTHS; INDUSTRIAL FLOTATION PLANTS;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 0032017142     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(98)00003-X     Document Type: Article

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