Reducing mine water network energy requirements

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 18, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1328-1338

  Gunson, A J ^a   Klein, Bern ^a   Veiga, Marcello ^a   Dunbar, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Mining; Plant design; Water system design

Indexed keywords

ENERGY OPTIONS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING ALGORITHM; MINE WATERS; PLANT DESIGNS; POWER CONSUMPTION; SUSTAINABLE MINING; WATER BALANCE; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER SOURCE; WATER SYSTEM; WATER SYSTEM DESIGN;

DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GROUNDWATER; LINEARIZATION; TERNARY SYSTEMS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATERWORKS;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 77955413744     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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