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Scaling laboratory results to the plant (4 replies)

dimanmarfi

8 years ago

dimanmarfi 8 years ago

hello

good time

Do you know, what is formulas or methodology is used for convert the data lab to plant scale?

thanks

David

8 years ago

David 8 years ago

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Hi and welcome to 911,

I use https://www.911metallurgist.com/blog/flotation-time-scale-up-factors-laboratory-to-plant to scale up laboratory flotation test results to full scale industrial plant.

You can use this table for any other mechanical cells.

For scaling-up, time is the only parameter (per mineral type).

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dimanmarfi

8 years ago

dimanmarfi 8 years ago

Thank you!

Now, in order to correction result of library flotation for scale- up, what is relation is used for scale up of speed impeller, aeration rate? Since cell lab is smaller than cell plant, and speed impeller and aeration is different.

David

8 years ago

David 8 years ago

Hello,

I think you worry to much I think. For now, and until somebody better informed than me comes along, you should read:

https://www.911metallurgist.com/blog/denver-flotation-machine

https://www.911metallurgist.com/blog/flotation-cell-impeller

This Metso article and this by Mintek.

Also read up on ' flotation agitator tip speed' as that is an important matter.

+ this PDF here may by useful.

THE-EFFECT-OF-LABORATORY-CELL-DESIGN-ON-FLOTATION-MACHINE-HYDRODYNAMICS-SOLIDS-SUSPENSION-AND-Perticle-Recovery.pdf

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