Boundary conditions for gas rate and bubble size at the pulp-froth interface in flotation equipment

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 625-628

  Yianatos, J B ^a   Henriquez F ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Flotation bubbles; Flotation machines; Froth flotation

Indexed keywords

FROTH FLOTATION; PULP;

CARRYING CAPACITY; FLOTATION BUBBLES;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

FLOTATION; FLOTATION MACHINES; FOAM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PULPS;

EID: 34247104029     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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