A system of conservation laws with discontinuous flux modelling flotation with sedimentation

• Published in: IMA journal of applied mathematics Vol. 84; no. 5; pp. 930 - 973
• Main Authors: Bürger, Raimund, Diehl, Stefan, Martí, María del Carmen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 11.10.2019
• Subjects: conservation law; discontinuous flux; flotation; kinematic flow models; Matematik; Mathematical Sciences; Mathematics; Natural Sciences; Naturvetenskap; non-strictly hyperbolic triangular system; sedimentation; discontinuous flux; flotation; non-strictly hyperbolic triangular system; conservation law; sedimentation; kinematic flow models

Abstract The continuous unit operation of flotation is extensively used in mineral processing, wastewater treatment and other applications for selectively separating hydrophobic particles (or droplets) from hydrophilic ones, where both are suspended in a viscous fluid. Within a flotation column, the...