The effect of hydrodynamic parameters on probability of bubble-particle collision and attachment

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-63

  Shahbazi, B ^a   Rezai, B ^b   Javad Koleini, S M ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Attachment; Coarse particle; Collision; Dimensionless parameters; Flotation

Indexed keywords

AIR; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FLOTATION; FLOW RATE; FLUID DYNAMICS; FROTH FLOTATION; GLYCOLS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; OXIDE MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE; PROPYLENE; QUARTZ; RANDOM PROCESSES; SPEED; TRAJECTORIES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

AIR FLOWS; ATTACHMENT; ATTACHMENT PROBABILITIES; COARSE PARTICLE; COLLISION; COLLISION PROBABILITIES; DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETERS; FLOTATION RECOVERIES; FROTHERS; HYDRODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; IMPELLER SPEEDS; MECHANICAL FLOTATION CELLS; PARTICLE COLLISIONS; PARTICLE SIZE VARIATIONS; POLY[PROPYLENE]; QUARTZ PARTICLES;

PROBABILITY;

EID: 56549084752     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.03.013     Document Type: Article

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