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Kinetic model for the multi-spigot hydrosizer / E.F. Crespo in Minerals engineering, Vol. 22 N° 15 (Décembre 2009) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Minerals engineering > Vol. 22 N° 15 (Décembre 2009) . - pp. 1334–1343 Titre : Kinetic model for the multi-spigot hydrosizer Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : E.F. Crespo, Auteur Année de publication : 2010 Article en page(s) : pp. 1334–1343 Note générale : Génie Minier Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Classification  Modelling  Simulation Résumé : A kinetic mathematical model was developed to describe the operation of the multi-spigot hydrosizer. The model is based on the description of two fundamental mechanisms: particle segregation and particle dispersion. Starting from the integral form of the continuity equation, applied to a discretized space, a system of ordinary differential equations, which includes the two mechanisms, was derived. The resulting system of differential equations describes the work of the teeter bed that exists inside each classifying chamber of the hydrosizer. A computational algorithm was developed to solve the model equations, based on a second-order precision predictor–corrector method. Timed samples were collected on the new six-spigot MEP Hydrosizer at present time working in Barroca Grande plant at Panasqueira mine (Portugal). The experimental data consist of the size distributions, the grades in tungsten trioxide and arsenic for each size class, the volume flow rates, and the pulp densities for each product yielded by the hydrosizer. The model was fitted to the experimental data, employing an optimization algorithm for non-linear unconstrained least-squares problems. It was found good agreement between the simulated and experimental results. DEWEY : 622 ISSN : 0892-6875 En ligne : http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0892687509001952 [article] Kinetic model for the multi-spigot hydrosizer [texte imprimé] / E.F. Crespo, Auteur . - 2010 . - pp. 1334–1343. Génie Minier Langues : Anglais (eng) in Minerals engineering > Vol. 22 N° 15 (Décembre 2009) . - pp. 1334–1343 Mots-clés : Classification  Modelling  Simulation Résumé : A kinetic mathematical model was developed to describe the operation of the multi-spigot hydrosizer. The model is based on the description of two fundamental mechanisms: particle segregation and particle dispersion. Starting from the integral form of the continuity equation, applied to a discretized space, a system of ordinary differential equations, which includes the two mechanisms, was derived. The resulting system of differential equations describes the work of the teeter bed that exists inside each classifying chamber of the hydrosizer. A computational algorithm was developed to solve the model equations, based on a second-order precision predictor–corrector method. Timed samples were collected on the new six-spigot MEP Hydrosizer at present time working in Barroca Grande plant at Panasqueira mine (Portugal). The experimental data consist of the size distributions, the grades in tungsten trioxide and arsenic for each size class, the volume flow rates, and the pulp densities for each product yielded by the hydrosizer. The model was fitted to the experimental data, employing an optimization algorithm for non-linear unconstrained least-squares problems. It was found good agreement between the simulated and experimental results. DEWEY : 622 ISSN : 0892-6875 En ligne : http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0892687509001952