Raking in gravity thickeners

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 86, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 114-130

  Rudman, M ^a   Simic, K ^a   Paterson, D A ^a   Strode, P ^a   Brent, A ^a   Sutalo I D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dewatering; Gravity thickening; Modelling; Raking; Transport

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEWATERING; SLURRIES; STRESS ANALYSIS;

GRAVITY THICKENING; RAKING; STRESS SUSPENSION;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 39749088734     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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