Gravity Separation & Concentration Methods

Gravity Separation & Concentration Methods

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Scrubber Optimization (1 reply and 1 comment)

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Tererai
7 years ago
Tererai 7 years ago

What do i have to consider when i want to optimize my scrubber? I'm have issues on tyres bursting and constantly changing gearboxes. 

I know it has to do with the weight of the loaded scrubber but what else should i take into consideration in trying to curb my problem.

 

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AJNeale
7 years ago
AJNeale 7 years ago
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Hi Tererai - this sounds very serious.  The capacity of tire mounted scrubbers are limited by the load bearing capacity of the tires, the power that can be transmitted through the gearbox, and the friction between the tires and the shells.  This should all have been taken into account during the design of the scrubber.  The scrubber should have been supplied with a VFD to avoid shock loading during start-up. The slope of the scrubber and the height of the overflow discharge weir will limit the amount of slurry (i.e. load) in the scrubber at any one time.  My concern is that you are not overloading the scrubber, but the scrubber has been under-designed, which leading to the mechanical failures.  Can you share with us any pictures of the unit?  If you wish, you can communicate with me directly through the e-mail in my profile page.  Best Regards - Andrew

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Tererai
7 years ago

Thank you AJNeale so so much for the info. Will get back to you with pics

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