Froth mean residence time measurement in industrial flotation cells

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 12-14, 2008, Pages 982-988

  Yianatos, J ^a   Bergh, L ^a   Tello, K ^a   Diaz F ^b   Villanueva, A ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission   (Chile)

^c Division El Teniente   (Chile)

Author keywords

Flotation machines; Froth flotation; Mean residence time; Modelling

Indexed keywords

COPPER; FLOTATION; PULP; STEEL STRUCTURES; TIME MEASUREMENT;

CONCENTRATE GRADE; COPPER FLOTATION; DIRECT MEASUREMENTS; ENTRAINED PARTICLES; FLOTATION CELLS; FLOTATION MACHINES; FLOW REGIMES; GAS HOLD UPS; GAS-FLOW RATES; GRAVITY DRAINAGE; KEY PARAMETERS; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; MODELLING; RESIDENCE TIMES; TIME RESPONSES;

FROTH FLOTATION;

COPPER; FLOTATION; FOAM; PULPS; STEEL; TIME MEASUREMENT;

EID: 53149152927     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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