Modelling of froth transportation in industrial flotation cells: Part I. Development of froth transportation models for attached particles

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 981-988

  Zheng, X ^a   Franzidis, J P ^b   Manlapig, E ^b  

^a Anglo Platinum Research Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flotation froths; Froth flotation

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COALESCENCE; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS CONTROL; TANKS (CONTAINERS); VISCOSITY;

EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS; FLOTATION FROTHS; FLOW BALANCE;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 3342929598     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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