Modeling of enhanced gravity concentrators - Present status

Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-86

  Majumder, A K ^a   Barnwal, J P ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Centrifugal concentrators; Enhanced gravity concentrators; Falcon concentrators; Kelsey jig; Knelson concentrator; Mozley multi gravity separator

Indexed keywords

COAL; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; HEAVY METALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METAL RECOVERY; MINERALS;

CENTRIFUGAL CONCENTRATORS; ENHANCED GRAVITY CONCENTRATORS; FALCON CONCENTRATORS; KELSEY JIG; KNELSON CONCENTRATORS; MOZLEY MULTI GRAVITY SEPARATORS;

SEPARATORS;

EID: 29044450090     PISSN: 08827508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08827500500339307     Document Type: Article

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