Prediction of magnetite segregation in dense medium cyclone using computational fluid dynamics technique

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-56

  Narasimha, M ^a   Brennan, Mathew ^b   Holtham, P N ^b  

^a TATA STEEL LTD   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dense medium cyclone; Empirical models; Magnetite; Multi phase modeling; Navier Stokes equation; Particle segregation; Tomography; Turbulence; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); STORMS; TURBULENCE; VISCOSITY;

DENSE MEDIUM CYCLONE; EMPIRICAL MODELS; MULTI-PHASE MODELING; PARTICLE SEGREGATION;

MAGNETITE;

EID: 33846458697     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2006.09.013     Document Type: Article

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