GB2198242B - Method and apparatus for sorting particulate ore by microwave attenuation - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for sorting particulate ore by microwave attenuation

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GB2198242B
GB2198242B GB8727032A GB8727032A GB2198242B GB 2198242 B GB2198242 B GB 2198242B GB 8727032 A GB8727032 A GB 8727032A GB 8727032 A GB8727032 A GB 8727032A GB 2198242 B GB2198242 B GB 2198242B
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microwave attenuation
particulate ore
sorting particulate
sorting
ore
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Lee Nordin
John David Salter
Barry John Downing
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De Beers Industrial Diamond Division Pty Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
    • B07C5/3416—Sorting according to other particular properties according to radiation transmissivity, e.g. for light, x-rays, particle radiation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/36—Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
    • B07C5/363—Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution by means of air
    • B07C5/365—Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution by means of air using a single separation means
    • B07C5/366—Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution by means of air using a single separation means during free fall of the articles
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N22/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of microwaves or radio waves, i.e. electromagnetic waves with a wavelength of one millimetre or more

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
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  • Toxicology (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Immunology (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Materials By Optical Means (AREA)
GB8727032A 1986-11-28 1987-11-18 Method and apparatus for sorting particulate ore by microwave attenuation Expired - Lifetime GB2198242B (en)

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ZA869007 1986-11-28

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GB2198242A GB2198242A (en) 1988-06-08
GB2198242B true GB2198242B (en) 1990-10-17

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US4423623A (en) * 1981-08-24 1984-01-03 Rockwell International Corporation Microwave meter for fluid mixtures
GB2122741A (en) * 1982-06-22 1984-01-18 Coal Ind Improvements in monitoring coal
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