A mechanistic approach to modelling Knelson concentrators

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-17

  Coulter, T ^a   Subasinghe, G K N ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gold ores; Gravity concentration; Shear forces

Indexed keywords

BALL MILLING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; GRAVITATION; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); MACHINE COMPONENTS; SHEAR STRESS;

GOLD ORES; GRAVITY CONCENTRATION; KNELSON CONCENTRATORS; SHEAR FORCES;

GOLD ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 9644277100     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2004.06.035     Document Type: Article

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