Inferential measurement of sag mill parameters IV: Inferential model validation

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1032-1044

  Apelt, T A ^a,b   Thornhill, N F ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autogenous grinding; Modelling; Process control; SAG milling; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AUTOGENOUS GRINDING; FEED STREAMS; INFERENTIAL MEASUREMENT; INFERENTIAL MODELS; MODEL SENSITIVITY; MODELLING; PLANT DATA; RELATIVE UNCERTAINTY; SAG MILLING; SEMIAUTOGENOUS GRINDING MILLS; SIMULATION;

GRINDING (COMMINUTION); GRINDING (MACHINING); MILLING (MACHINING); PROCESS CONTROL; SIMULATORS;

BALL MILLS;

EID: 68149138555     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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