Classifying – separating – and assorting solids – Fluid suspension – Liquid
Patent
1998-11-04
2000-08-29
Lithgow, Thomas M.
Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
Fluid suspension
Liquid
261 93, 366295, B03D 116, B01F 304, B01F 722
Patent
active
061094498
ABSTRACT:
A mixing system in a tank provides a flotation cell for froth collection of minerals such as metallic ores thereby separating such ores from other materials with which they are mined and enabling a concentrated ore component to be collected. The mixing system maintains particles containing the ores in a circulating liquid suspension in a contact zone where bubbles are discharged. Ore particles are attracted and attached to the bubbles. The bubbles rise and float to the top of the liquid for collection of the concentrated ores. The mixing system includes a radial flow impeller and an axial flow impeller which are attached for rotation on a common shaft, with the axial flow impeller below the radial flow impeller. The radial flow impeller is disposed in a space between a disc, which rotates with the radial flow impeller and another disc which is stationary, and may be a flange of a pipe around the shaft and extending above the surface of the liquid. Air or other suitable aeration medium is brought, either under pressure or by suction created by the radial flow impeller, into the space. The aeration medium is radially discharged in the form of bubbles. The axial flow impeller is downwardly pumping and provides a circulation path which sweeps across the bottom of the tank, then upwardly along the sides of the tank returning through the radial discharge of bubbles back into the inlet or suction side of the axial flow impeller. The circulation is limited to the contact zone. A quiet or quiescent zone above the contact zone is left through which the bubbles with attached ore particles can rise without bursting and form the froth containing the concentrated ore for collection.
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Giralico Michael A.
Howk Richard A
Post Thomas A.
General Signal Corporation
Lithgow Thomas M.
Lukacher K.
Lukacher M.
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