Modelling of entrainment in industrial flotation cells: The effect of solids suspension

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-58

  Zheng, X ^a   Franzidis, J P ^b   Johnson, N W ^b   Manlapig, E V ^b  

^a Anglo Platinum Research Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flotation froth; Froth flotation; Modelling; Particle size

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FROTH FLOTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

CLASSIFICATION FUNCTION; DEGREE OF ENTRAINMENT; FLOTATION FROTH; MODELLING;

SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

EID: 9644310407     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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