Hydrodynamics and scale up in Rushton turbine flotation cells: Part 1 - Cell hydrodynamics

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 224-236

  Newell, Ray ^a   Grano, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bubble size; Bubble velocity; Energy dissipation; Flotation; Hydrodynamics; Scale up

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLOTATION; TURBINES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

IMPELLER ROTATIONAL SPEED; METHYL ISOBUTYL CARBINOL; RUSHTON TURBINE FLOTATION CELLS; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITY;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 33846176061     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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