Simulation of dewatering devices for predicting the moisture content of coals

Coal Preparation

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-54

  Arnold, Barbara J ^a  

^a PrepTech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CENTRIFUGES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DEWATERING; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); MOISTURE; SCREENS (SIZING); SIZE SEPARATION;

COAL DEWATERING;

COAL PREPARATION;

EID: 0033347944     PISSN: 07349343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07349349908945591     Document Type: Article

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