The behavior of each species in coal flotation
The work presented in this paper mainly focused on the study into the flotation behavior of each species at different levels of collector dosage, frother dosage, and air volumetric flow rate. Examination of the flotation response of the discrete particle size fraction reveals that the flotation behavior of each size fraction does not follow the first order model. The flotation rate constant decreases with the increase of flotation time. The recovery of minus 74 micron fraction has a good relationship with the amount of floated water. The relationship between water flotation rate, Kw, and frother dosage, collector dosage and air volumetric flow rate is also discussed. By this relationship, the amount of floated water can be predicted according to the addition rate of frother, collector and air volumetric flow rate during the flotation procedure, and further the recovery of minus 74 micron coal can also be predicted. Examination of the flotation behavior of each discrete density fraction shows that it also does not follow the first order model. A further investigation of each density fraction within the same size fraction is also conducted. It is found that the behavior of the narrower species fits the first order model well. By statistical analysis, the models, which represent the relationship between the flotation rate constant of each narrower species and the manipulated variables (frother, collector and air flow rate), have been built. On these models built above, the product quantity and quality can be predicted on-line.
- Research Organization:
- China Univ. of Mining and Technology, Beijing (CN)
- OSTI ID:
- 20082377
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Sixteenth Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh, PA (US), 10/11/1999--10/15/1999; Other Information: 1 CD-ROM. Operating systems required: Windows 95/98; Windows 3.X, Macintosh; PBD: 1999; Related Information: In: Sixteenth annual international Pittsburgh Coal Conference: Proceedings, [2000] pages.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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