CFD-based multiscale modelling of bubble-particle collision efficiency in a turbulent flotation cell

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 5287-5301

  Liu, T Y ^a   Schwarz, M P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bubble; Collision efficiency; Flotation; Hydrodynamics; Simulation; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE; BUBBLE COLLISION; BUBBLE WALL; FLOTATION CELL; HYDRODYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MULTI-SCALE MODELLING; NON-NEWTONIAN SLURRIES; PARTICLE COLLISION; TURBULENT REYNOLDS NUMBER;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SIMULATORS; SLURRIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENCE; TURBULENCE MODELS;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 71149089384     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.09.014     Document Type: Article

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