On Limits to Flotation Cell Size
Mechanical cells have seen an exponential increase in size over the past 60 years. However, a possible size limitation due to carrying capacity constraints has been raised. Taking a Cu porphyry case, a cell sizing exercise is used to show that possible size limitation due to carrying capacity can be...
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| description | Mechanical cells have seen an exponential increase in size over the past 60 years. However, a possible size limitation due to carrying capacity constraints has been raised. Taking a Cu porphyry case, a cell sizing exercise is used to show that possible size limitation due to carrying capacity can be tested using available techniques. A range of conditions is explored that suggest a continued increase above the current maximum cell size, ca. 600 m<sup>3</sup>, does not seem warranted. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b3e8957eb61c477aad3a572222fb81c42023-11-17T12:48:12ZengMDPI AGMinerals2075-163X2023-03-0113341110.3390/min13030411On Limits to Flotation Cell SizeJames A. Finch0Yue Hua Tan1Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University, 3610 University Street, Montreal, QC H3A 0C5, CanadaDepartment of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University, 3610 University Street, Montreal, QC H3A 0C5, CanadaMechanical cells have seen an exponential increase in size over the past 60 years. However, a possible size limitation due to carrying capacity constraints has been raised. Taking a Cu porphyry case, a cell sizing exercise is used to show that possible size limitation due to carrying capacity can be tested using available techniques. A range of conditions is explored that suggest a continued increase above the current maximum cell size, ca. 600 m<sup>3</sup>, does not seem warranted.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/13/3/411cell sizelimitationcarrying capacityCu porphyry case study |
| spellingShingle | James A. Finch Yue Hua Tan On Limits to Flotation Cell Size Minerals cell size limitation carrying capacity Cu porphyry case study |
| title | On Limits to Flotation Cell Size |
| title_full | On Limits to Flotation Cell Size |
| title_fullStr | On Limits to Flotation Cell Size |
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| title_short | On Limits to Flotation Cell Size |
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| topic | cell size limitation carrying capacity Cu porphyry case study |
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