CFD-DEM modelling of particle flow in IsaMills - Comparison between simulations and PEPT measurements

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 181-187

  Jayasundara, C T ^a   Yang, R Y ^a   Guo, B Y ^a   Yu, A B ^a   Govender, I ^b   Mainza, A ^b   Westhuizen, A Van Der ^b   Rubenstein, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Xstrata   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comminution; Computational fluid dynamics; Discreet element modelling; Industrial minerals; Process optimisation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID; DISCREET ELEMENT MODELLING; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; FEED FLOWS; FLUID FLOW; FLUID-PHASE; INDUSTRIAL MINERALS; KEY FEATURE; MEASURED RESULTS; PARTICLE FLOW; PARTICLE VELOCITIES; POSITRON EMISSION PARTICLE TRACKING; POWER DRAW; PROCESS OPTIMISATION; RADIAL DIRECTION; SIMULATION RESULT; STEADY STATE; VELOCITY FIELD;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); OPTIMIZATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 79952533785     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2010.07.011     Document Type: Article

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