WO1990011133A1 - Centrifugal flotation apparatus and method - Google Patents
Centrifugal flotation apparatus and method Download PDFInfo
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- WO1990011133A1 WO1990011133A1 PCT/US1990/001234 US9001234W WO9011133A1 WO 1990011133 A1 WO1990011133 A1 WO 1990011133A1 US 9001234 W US9001234 W US 9001234W WO 9011133 A1 WO9011133 A1 WO 9011133A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
- B04B—CENTRIFUGES
- B04B1/00—Centrifuges with rotary bowls provided with solid jackets for separating predominantly liquid mixtures with or without solid particles
- B04B1/02—Centrifuges with rotary bowls provided with solid jackets for separating predominantly liquid mixtures with or without solid particles without inserted separating walls
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B03—SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS; MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS
- B03D—FLOTATION; DIFFERENTIAL SEDIMENTATION
- B03D1/00—Flotation
- B03D1/14—Flotation machines
- B03D1/1418—Flotation machines using centrifugal forces
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B03—SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS; MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS
- B03D—FLOTATION; DIFFERENTIAL SEDIMENTATION
- B03D1/00—Flotation
- B03D1/14—Flotation machines
- B03D1/16—Flotation machines with impellers; Subaeration machines
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- B03—SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS; MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS
- B03D—FLOTATION; DIFFERENTIAL SEDIMENTATION
- B03D1/00—Flotation
- B03D1/14—Flotation machines
- B03D1/24—Pneumatic
- B03D1/245—Injecting gas through perforated or porous area
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B03—SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS; MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS
- B03D—FLOTATION; DIFFERENTIAL SEDIMENTATION
- B03D1/00—Flotation
- B03D1/14—Flotation machines
- B03D1/1493—Flotation machines with means for establishing a specified flow pattern
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- the present invention pertains generally to equipment and methods utilized for the separation of mineral or metallic particles by flotation.
- the present invention is embodied in a machine for recovering fines from a slurry utilizing both flotation and centrifugal force.
- the present machine subjects a slurry flow to centrifugal force with the flow forcefully directed toward bubble streams.
- Impeller means distributes the slurry flow for mergence with the streams of minute or fine size bubbles.
- the slurry is subjected to a curtain of bubbles to initiate the flotation process.
- a first outlet of the bowl discharges a heavy material while a second outlet discharges a mineral-enriched froth.
- the second opening of the bowl is offset from the first opening.
- the outlets discharge into separate collectors.
- the method for separating mineral or metallic particles from a slurry by flotation comprises the following steps: dispersing a slurry about an impeller axis, discharging gaseous bubble streams about the impeller axis and merging the discharged gaseous bubble streams into the dispersed slurry, rotating the slurry containing the gaseous bubble streams about the impeller axis to subject it to centrifugal force, and separating the resulting froth from the remainder of the slurry.
- Important objectives include the provision of a centrifuge type flotation cell for the efficient treating of a slurry flow for the retrieval of fines heretofore, practically speaking, not retrievable; the provision of a flotation cell utilizing centrifugal force and bubble streams to act on a slurry flow to effect flotation at an accelerated rate to permit treating tailings for the recovery of fines as small as approximately 20 microns and less; the provision of a centrifugal flotation cell having readily altered or replaceable components to permit cell modification to best treat the material being processed; the provision of a flotation cell which achieves a high degree of air and particle mixing by the propagation of fine sized bubbles to enhance flotation.
- Fig. 1 is a vertical section through the present apparatus
- Fig. 2 is a horizontal fragmentary view taken along line 2-2 of Fig. 1;
- Fig. 3 is an elevational view taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 2;
- Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of that part of the apparatus encircled at 4 in Fig. 1 ;
- Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a modified impeller. Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention
- the reference numeral 1 indicates a portion of the base component of the present machine. Attendant base structure is not shown for the sake of clarity.
- Base 1 serves as a bearing housing receiving suitable bearings at 2 and 3 in which is journalled a tubular air conduit shaft 4 with an air flow from a source of pressure being indicated by arrows.
- a bowl assembly includes a plenum 5 served by conduit 4 and defined by a shaft-mounted plate 6 and a closure 7 therefor of corresponding circular shape in plan view.
- a ring of fasteners at 8 join the plate and closure.
- Aerators or gaseous bubble generating means at 10 are circumferentially spaced in a recessed manner about an annular shoulder 9 of closure 7.
- the aerators 10 may be of a porous ceramic nature, each being served by a gas passageway or conduit means 12 and suitably secured in place as by a bonding agent.
- the gas supplied to aerators 10 will normally be air, but other gases may be used when desired.
- An impeller 13 receives a slurry flow and includes vanes 14 interposed between a circular plate 15 and plenum closure 7.
- a slurry intake tube at 16 of the impeller receives a controlled slurry flow represented by arrow 17.
- the impeller discharge impinges on an upwardly curved inclined surface 18 outwardly adjacent to the impeller vanes 14.
- Inclined annular surface 18 imparts an upward component to the slurry discharged by the impeller for upward mergence and mixing with the several gaseous bubble streams issued by the aerators 10.
- the fasteners at 19 removably secure the impeller in place to plenum closure 7.
- Spacer elements at 19A-19B (Fig.3) isolate the fasteners 19 from the air and slurry flows.
- the same additionally includes wall structure generally at 21 carried by shoulder 9 of plenum closure 7 with a ring of fasteners at 22.
- the wall structure utilizes frusto-conical members 23 and 24 which have outwardly convergent, conical wall surfaces at 23A-24A which converge toward a first outlet or discharge opening 29 (Fig. 4) defined - by opposed annular wall flanges at 25 and 26.
- Spacers at 27 are replaceable with spacer sets of different height enabling the outlet size to be varied.
- a rim at 28 on an annular barrier plate 30 constitutes a barrier to aerated slurry in the bowl assembly. Particle laden froth at F will migrate past rim 28 and outwardly along plate surface 31 during operation of the apparatus.
- Collector means generally at 32 are defined by a circular partitioned housing 33 with inner and outer chambers at 34 and 35 the former receiving the non-floating gangue material from first discharge outlet 29.
- a mounting plate at 36 supports collector 32 which, in turn, is supported by base 1.
- a collector bottom wall 37 is inclined to direct the collected material to outlets at 38 and 39.
- Drive means for the bowl assembly includes a sheave 40 driven by a variable speed motor not shown. While a single drive is shown for both bowl assembly and the impeller means, it will be understood that the impeller means may be driven in a similar manner by a separate variable speed motor per Fig. 5 wherein the impeller 13' is separate from a closure plate 7' and provided with a plate 42 corresponding to plate 15'. Tube 16 of the impeller would be journalled in a manner similar to but independent of the bowl assembly. As the incoming slurry (arrow 17) received through the intake tube 16 is dispersed about the axis of impeller 13, the gaseous bubble streams issuing from aerators 10 merge into the dispersed slurry.
- the slurry containing the gaseous bubble streams is constantly rotated about the impeller axis to subject it to centrifugal force.
- the resulting froth and entrained ' mineral values can then be separated from the remainder of the slurry by directing these components to different discharges at 28 and 26, respectively.
- froth formation at F occurs inwardly of the slurry vortex at V.
- Slurry entry via conduit 16 is regulated to avoid discharge of heavier materials with the froth. It will be appreciated that flow rates both of slurry and gas, as well as bowl assembly speed, may vary to best suit the material being processed.
- the froth so formed in the flotation cell is made heavier by a factor determined by the G loading resulting from the rojational speed of the cell i.e., the greater the RPM of the cell the greater the G load on cell contents.
- the particles in the slurry settle at a greater rate than the known flotation cells; bubble flow, opposite to G loading is at an increased rate due to the increased differential weight or mass between the slurry and the bubbles; and bubble size will be smaller due to the increased weight of the slurry.
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DE69020149T DE69020149T2 (en) | 1989-03-27 | 1990-03-06 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CENTRIFUGAL FLOTATION. |
CA002049344A CA2049344C (en) | 1989-03-27 | 1990-03-06 | Centrifugal flotation apparatus and method |
EP90905260A EP0465527B1 (en) | 1989-03-27 | 1990-03-06 | Centrifugal flotation apparatus and method |
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US07/329,294 US4874357A (en) | 1989-03-27 | 1989-03-27 | Centrifugal flotation apparatus |
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EP (1) | EP0465527B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP3042875B2 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE123669T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU625905B2 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2049344C (en) |
DE (1) | DE69020149T2 (en) |
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ZA (1) | ZA902178B (en) |
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FR539535A (en) * | 1921-08-20 | 1922-06-27 | Method and apparatus for the separation of solids held in suspension in a liquid | |
US4186096A (en) * | 1978-10-30 | 1980-01-29 | Reclamet, Inc. | Shiftable bottom wall for separator bowl and blade construction therefor |
US4247391A (en) * | 1979-03-09 | 1981-01-27 | Lloyd Philip J D | Froth flotation cell and method of operation |
FR2539772A1 (en) * | 1983-01-25 | 1984-07-27 | Marvejouls Anne | Centrifugal apparatus for purifying liquid suspensions containing solid impurities |
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