Numerical modelling of non-Newtonian slurry in a mechanical flotation cell

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 944-950

  Bakker, C W ^a   Meyer, C J ^a   Deglon, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agitation; Computational fluid dynamics; Fine particle processing; Froth flotation; Modelling

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; FINE PARTICLE PROCESSING; FLOTATION CELL; FLUID VELOCITIES; HERSCHEL-BULKLEY; MINERALS PROCESSING INDUSTRY; MODELLING; MODELLING METHODOLOGY; NICKEL ORES; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; NON-NEWTONIAN MODELS; NON-NEWTONIAN RHEOLOGY; NON-NEWTONIAN SLURRIES; NUMERICAL MODELLING; PIEZOELECTRIC PRESSURE; PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; SHEAR-STRESS TRANSPORT; SINGLE PHASE; SOLID CONCENTRATIONS; STIRRED TANK;

CAVES; CELL MEMBRANES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; FROTH FLOTATION; MINERAL INDUSTRY; MINING; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; ORES; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; RHEOLOGY; SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS; SLURRIES; STRESSES; TURBULENCE MODELS; VISCOUS FLOW; YIELD STRESS;

MINERALS;

EID: 67650762818     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2009.03.016     Document Type: Article

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