Particle entrainment model for industrial flotation cells

Powder Technology

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 260-267

  Yianatos, J ^a   Contreras, F ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Flotation; Gangue entrainment; Modeling; Particle size; Water recovery

Indexed keywords

CELL DESIGN; CONCENTRATE GRADE; DIMENSIONLESS MODELS; DIMENSIONLESS RATIOS; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOTATION CELL; FLOTATION PROCESS; HIGH WATER; LOW WATER; MEAN PARTICLE SIZE; MODELING; OPERATING CONDITION; PARTICLE ENTRAINMENT; RECOVERY MODEL; SIZE CLASS; WATER RECOVERY;

AIR ENTRAINMENT; MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE; RECOVERY; SILICATE MINERALS; SIMULATORS;

FROTH FLOTATION;

WATER;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; FLOTATION; FLOW KINETICS; LIQUID; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; SIMULATION; SOLID; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 70449622585     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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