Mixing characteristics of industrial flotation equipment

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 8-9 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 2273-2282

  Yianatos, Juan B ^a   Bergh, Luis G ^a   Díaz, Francisco ^b   Rodríguez, Jorge ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission   (Chile)

^c Codelco Chile ^*  (Chile)

Author keywords

Bubble columns; Dispersion; Flotation; Mathematical modelling; Mixing; RTD

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FLOTATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PNEUMATICS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS;

INDUSTRIAL FLOTATION EQUIPMENT; MECHANICAL CELLS; MIXERS; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION;

MIXING;

BUBBLE COLUMN; DISPERSION; FLOTATION; MIXING;

EID: 14544292480     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.10.039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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