CFD modeling of the launder of settler of an industrial copper solvent extraction plant: A case study on Sarcheshmeh copper complex, Iran

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 55-65

  Sadeghi, Roohollah ^a   Mohebbi, Ali ^a   Baniasadi, Mehdi ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

CFD; Launder; Picket fence; Settler; Solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

CFD; CFD MODELING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; COPPER COMPLEXES; COPPER SOLVENT EXTRACTION; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FLUID FLOW FIELD; LAUNDER; PICKET FENCES; SETTLER; SIMULATION RESULT; TURBULENT EDDY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; FENCES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PHASE SEPARATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOLVENTS; TURBULENCE MODELS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 78650521133     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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