A water-based method for measuring density-based partition curves of separators used in coal and mineral processing

Iveson, S. M.; Hunter, D. M.; Galvin, K. P.

Title: A water-based method for measuring density-based partition curves of separators used in coal and mineral processing
Creator: Iveson, S. M.; Hunter, D. M.; Galvin, K. P.
Relation: Minerals Engineering Vol. 79, p. 196-211
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2015.06.008
Publisher: Elsevier
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2015
Description: Traditional sink-float methods for measuring the density distribution of particulate samples rely on expensive and toxic heavy liquids. An alternative method has been developed which uses aqueous glycerol solutions in a laboratory-scale Reflux Classifier run in semi-batch mode. The high viscosity of these solutions promotes laminar high-shear flow in the channels which suppresses the effect of particle size on separation performance. Thus this technique was able to accurately measure the yield-ash curve of coal samples, and from this their density distribution could be inferred. Applying this approach to feed, product and reject samples enabled calculation of the density partition separation performance. Samples were collected from two case studies: a laboratory-scale continuous Reflux Classifier and a single spiral start from a full-scale coal handling and preparation plant. In both cases the partition curve measured by the new method was within experimental uncertainty of the partition curve measured by the standard sink-float method.
Subject: washability; partition; sink–float method; density separation; Reflux Classifier
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1301543
Identifier: uon:20312
Identifier: ISSN:0892-6875
Language: eng
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