Improving spiral performance using circuit analysis

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 16-21

  Luttrell, G H ^a   Kohmuench, J N ^a   Stanley, F L ^b   Trump, G D ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pittston Coal Management Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Circuit analysis; Coal processing; Gravity separation; Spirals

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142032336     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403152     Document Type: Article

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