PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION IN THE AIR-SPARGED HYDROCYCLONE
(Mineral Engineering Department; Northeastern University; Shenyang 110006)
Abstract: Theoretical analysis and experimental study on the pressure distribution in the air-sparged hydrocyclone were made for the first time in this paper. The relationship between the pressure distribution and the driving force in separation process in the air-sparged hydrocyclone was investigated, from which the motion of the bubbles including mineralized bubbles was described.
Key words: air-sparged hydrocyclone pressure distribution; froth flotation; centrifuge process