Tracking velocity of multiple bubbles in a swarm

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 94, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 147-158

  Acuna C A ^a   Finch, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flotation bubbles; Flotation machines

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE DIAMETER; BUBBLE SWARMS; EQUIVALENT SIZE; FLOTATION BUBBLES; FLOTATION MACHINES; GAS HOLD UP; GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES; IMAGE ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; IMAGE SEQUENCE; LARGE POPULATION; MINERAL FLOTATION; MULTIPLE MOVING OBJECTS; N-PENTANOL; PIXEL SIZE; POLYGLYCOLS; SPEED-UPS;

CAMERAS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA STRUCTURES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 77950339911     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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