Ultrasonic velocimetry for the in situ characterisation of particulate settling and sedimentation

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 416-423

  Hunter, T N ^a   Peakall, J ^a   Biggs, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Fine particle processing; On line analysis; Process instrumentation; Thickening

Indexed keywords

BED HEIGHT; FINE PARTICLE PROCESSING; GLASS PARTICLES; HINDERED SETTLING; IN-SITU; ON-LINE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE DISPERSION; PARTICLE SETTLING VELOCITY; PARTICLE SYSTEMS; PARTICLE VELOCITIES; PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION; THICKENING; ULTRASONIC VELOCIMETRY; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY PROFILERS; VELOCITY PROFILES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DISPERSIONS; PACKED BEDS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONICS; VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY; VELOCITY CONTROL; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 79952623806     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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