Aggregate properties in relation to aggregation conditions under various applied shear environments

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 73, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 295-307

  Selomulya, C ^a   Bushell, G ^a   Amal, R ^a   Waite, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggregate properties; Aggregation conditions; Scattering exponent; Shear fields

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BONDING; FLOCCULATION; SCATTERING; SHEAR FLOW;

FLOC SIZE; SHEAR FIELDS;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

AGGREGATION; FLOC; FLOCCULATION; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0742270463     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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