High solids concentration agitation for minerals process intensification

AIChE Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2316-2324

  Wu, J ^a   Wang, S ^b   Graham, L ^a   Parthasarathy, R ^b   Nguyen, B ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agitation; Mixing; Mixing intensification; Process intensification; Slurry tanks; Solids concentration

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; BASIC EQUATIONS; HIGH-SOLIDS; MASS FLOW; MINERAL PROCESS; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; RESIDENCE TIME; SOLIDS CONCENTRATION;

MINERAL INDUSTRY; MINERALS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 79960990300     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12468     Document Type: Article

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