The future of comminution modelling

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 84, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 228-239

  Powell, M S ^a   Morrison, R D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breakage testing; Comminution; Computational methods; DEM; Liberation; Modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINERALS;

BREAKAGE TESTING; COMMINUTION DEVICES;

COMMINUTION;

EID: 34548504850     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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