Stability study of an air dense medium fluidized bed separator for beneficiation of high-ash indian coal

International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 127-148

  Sahu, A K ^a   Tripathy, Alok ^a   Biswal, S K ^a   Parida, A ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF MINERALS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Air dense medium fluidized bed separator; Fluidization; High ash coal; Near gravity material; Partition number; Stability characteristics of magnetite medium

Indexed keywords

BED POROSITY; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; DENSE MEDIUM; DENSE MEDIUM SEPARATION; EXPANSION FUNCTION; FLUIDIZATION INDEX; FLUIDIZED-BED SEPARATORS; HIGH-ASH COALS; LIGHT PARTICLES; MINIMUM BUBBLING VELOCITY; MINIMUM FLUIDIZATION VELOCITY; NEAR-GRAVITY MATERIAL; NON-COKING COALS; PARTITION NUMBER; PARTITION NUMBERS; PILOT SCALE; PRESSURE DROP RATIO; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; STABILITY STUDY; THROUGHPUT CAPACITIES; WASHABILITY;

ASPECT RATIO; BENEFICIATION; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUIDIZED BEDS; IRON ORES; MAGNETITE; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEPARATORS; STABILITY;

FLUIDIZATION;

EID: 79959257435     PISSN: 19392699     EISSN: 19392702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19392699.2011.574936     Document Type: Article

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