Column flotation cell design by drift flux and axial dispersion models

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 145, Issue , 2015, Pages 83-86

  Chegeni, Mohsen Hemmati ^a   Abdollahy, Mahmoud ^a   Khalesi, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Axial dispersion model; Column flotation; Design; Drift flux model

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; DISPERSIONS; FLOTATION; IMPULSE RESPONSE;

AXIAL DISPERSION MODEL; CALCULATED VALUES; COLUMN FLOTATION; DRIFT FLUX MODELING; FLOTATION COLUMNS; IMPULSE-RESPONSE METHODS; RESEARCH PURPOSE; VESSEL DISPERSION NUMBER;

RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84948574111     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2015.06.014     Document Type: Article

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