Effect of turbulence models on prediction of fluid flow in an Outotec flotation cell

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 880-885

  Xia, Jiliang ^a   Rinne, Antti ^a   Grönstrand, Sami ^a  

^a OUTOTEC OYJ   (Finland)

Author keywords

CFD; Flotation cell; Fluid flow; Power draw; Turbulence model

Indexed keywords

CFD; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FLOTATION CELL; FLOW PERFORMANCE; FLUID FLOW; HIGH PRESSURE; LOCAL VARIABLES; OUTOTEC; POWER DRAW; RECIRCULATION ZONES; ROTOR BLADES; ROTOR TIP; STATOR BLADE;

CELL MEMBRANES; FLOTATION; FLOW PATTERNS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

TURBULENCE MODELS;

EID: 67650716301     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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