Mathematical modelling for optimization of mineral processing operations

Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 663-674

  Moys, M ^a   Bwalya, M ^a   Van Drunick, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Anglo American Research Laboratories   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUMN FLOATATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PARTICULATE PROCESSES;

COMMINUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

MINERALOGY;

EID: 29144467936     PISSN: 0038223X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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