The use of linear programming in the optimal design of flotation circuits incorporating regrind mills

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dc.contributor.authorReuter M.A.
dc.contributor.authorVan Deventer J.S.J.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:01:51Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:01:51Z
dc.date.issued1990
dc.description.abstractTwo linear models, the second being a subset of the first, are proposed for the simulation of flotation plants by use of linear programming. The first linear model produces the circuit structure, as well as the optimal flow rates of the valuable element between any number of flotation banks incorporating any number of recycle mills. An optimal grade for the valuable element in the concentrate is given by the second model. Operating conditions in the flotation banks and recycle mills are included as bounds in these models, permitting their possible application in expert systems. The simulated circuit structure, concentrate grade and recoveries closely resemble those of similar industrial flotation plants. The only data required by the simulation models are the feed rates of the species of an element, and their separation factors which are estimated from a multiparameter flotation model. © 1990.
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dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Mineral Processing
dc.identifier.citation28
dc.identifier.citation02-Jan
dc.identifier.issn3017516
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/12187
dc.subjectFlotation
dc.subjectMineral Processing
dc.subjectModelling-Computer
dc.subjectIron Ore Treatment - Flotation
dc.subjectLead Ore Treatment - Flotation
dc.subjectTin Ore Treatment - Flotation
dc.subjectComputer Applications
dc.subjectFroth Flotation
dc.subjectLinear Programming
dc.subjectOre Treatment
dc.titleThe use of linear programming in the optimal design of flotation circuits incorporating regrind mills
dc.typeArticle
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