Design and simulation analysis of dewatering hydrocyclones

The ability to predict the dewatering performance of an industrial hydrocyclone from a laboratory-model hydrocyclone is of great importance. In this study, laboratory-scale hydrocyclone experiments were conducted using silica sand samples at 10 percent solid concentration for dewatering with Mozley...

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Published inMining engineering Vol. 75; no. 3; pp. 34 - 35
Main Authors Mohanty, Sunati, Swain, Ajit
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Littleton Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc 01.06.2022
Subjects
Anniversaries
Design
Design parameters
Dewatering
Efficiency
Experiments
Hydrocyclones
Laboratories
Mineral processing
Silica
Simulation
Simulation analysis
Simulators
Underflow
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Summary:The ability to predict the dewatering performance of an industrial hydrocyclone from a laboratory-model hydrocyclone is of great importance. In this study, laboratory-scale hydrocyclone experiments were conducted using silica sand samples at 10 percent solid concentration for dewatering with Mozley hydrocyclones with diameters of 2 in. and 4 in. The objective is to predict the design parameters for an industrial dewatering cyclone to achieve higher solid concentration in the underflow. A model was developed based on the Nageswararao hydrocyclone model with the help of a commercial simulator for a hydrocyclone operating at 100 t/h and 20 percent solid concentration to achieve 80 percent solid recovery at 45 percent solid concentration in the underflow.
ISSN:0026-5187
DOI:10.1007/s42461-022-00591-3