Operating range of a flotation cell determined from gas holdup vs. gas rate

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 977-980

  Dahlke, R ^a   Gomez, C ^a   Finch, J A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flotation machines; Process instrumentation

Indexed keywords

AIR; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); MACHINERY; MIXTURES; SENSORS; VOLUME FRACTION;

AERATED SLURRY; FLOTATION MACHINES; MECHANICAL MACHINES; PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION;

FLOTATION;

EID: 22944453065     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2004.12.013     Document Type: Article

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2. Dahlke, R., Scott, D., Leroux, D., Gomez, C.O., Finch, J.A., 2001. Trouble Shooting Flotation Cell Operation Using Gas Velocity Measurements. In: Proceedings-33rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Mineral Processors (division of CIM), January 23-25, pp. 359-370.
3. J.A. Finch, and G.S. Dobby Column Flotation 1990 Pergamon Press p. 180
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5. Gomez, C., Torrealba-Vargas, J.A., Dahlke, R., Finch, J.A., 2003. Measurement of Gas Velocity in Industrial Flotation Cells. In: Lorenzen, L., Bradshaw, D.J. (Eds.), XXII International Mineral Processing Congress, Cape Town, September 29-October 3, vol. 3. S. African Inst. Min. Metall. pp. 1703-1710.
6. F. Tavera, C. Gomez, and J.A. Finch A gas holdup sensor for slurry-air systems Trans. IMM Sect. C. 105 1996 C99 C104
7. Torrealba-Vargas, J.A., Gomez, C.O., Finch, J.A., 2004. Model for the JK and On-off McGill Gas Velocity Sensor. Final Report AMIRA Project P9M Volume II Flotation Module, AMIRA International. pp. 47-70.