Hydrometallurgy: Leaching in Heap, Vat, CIL, CIP, Merrill–Crowe, SX Solvent Extraction

Hydrometallurgy: Leaching in Heap, Vat, CIL, CIP, Merrill–Crowe, SX Solvent Extraction

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Water addition in barrel agglomerator (2 replies)

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AJ
5 years ago
AJ 5 years ago

Hi Everyone

I am building a barrel agglomerator and would like to know the best point to introduce the water, options are at the feed chute (either under or on top of) or in a spray bar running the length of the barrel.

Any advice would be helpful 

Thanks Andrew J

 

 

Mike
5 years ago
Mike 5 years ago
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Spray bars above the chute 1/4 of volume, first half of agglomerate spray bar 1/2 of volume, last half of agglomerate 1/4 of volume.  Alternate switch chute and first half of barrel.  First addition is to start wetting, but you do not want it to wet or it will build up on chute.  The last half of barrel is to make sure everything is wet and could be eliminated if desired.

Put the water under the flowing material in the chute will lead to problems as the material starts building up on the water outlet.  This could plug the water outlet.

A
AJ
5 years ago
AJ 5 years ago
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Thanks Mike

Its good to get an empirical answer

Regards

Andrew J


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