Short time mixing response in a big flotation cell

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 89, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Yianatos, Juan B ^a   Larenas, José M ^a   Moys, Michael H ^b   Diaz, Francisco J ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission   (Chile)

Author keywords

Dynamic simulation; Flotation; Hydrodynamics; Mixing; Modeling; Particle dispersion

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; CYTOLOGY; FLOTATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FROTH FLOTATION; ISOTOPES; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MIXING; MOLYBDENUM; PULP; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RADIOISOTOPES; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; THEOREM PROVING;

AXIAL PROFILES; CODELCO; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; DYNAMIC MIXING; DYNAMIC SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; FLOATABLE GANGUES; FLOTATION CELLS; MASS TRANSPORTS; MEAN RESIDENCE TIMES; MIXING CONDITIONS; MIXING PERFORMANCES; MIXING TIMES; MODELING; NEW APPROACHES; PARTICLE DISPERSION; RADIOISOTOPE TRACER TECHNIQUES; RADIOISOTOPE TRACERS; SHORT TIMES; SOLID PHASIS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

CELLS; CONCENTRATION; COPPER; CYTOLOGY; FLOTATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; ISOTOPES; MINERALS; MIXING; MOLYBDENUM; PULPS; RADIOISOTOPES; SIMULATION; SODIUM;

EID: 56249131421     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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