On-line measurement of slurry rheology in a thickener at a copper concentrator

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 37-40

  Kawatra, S K ^a   Bakshi, A K ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Rheology; Slurries; Thickeners; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542460651     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403156     Document Type: Article

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