Dbe = 0.008 m Volum of cell = 0.

05 m3
Gv = 0.04 m3/s m3 liquid density = 1013 kg/m3
Ub = 0.2 m/s liquid viscosity = 0.0012 kg/m s
𝜏𝜏 b = 0.5 s gravity = 9.80665 m/s2
Q= 0.01 m3 (S+L)/s
X= 0.3 m3 S/m3 (S+L)
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ECij is the fraction of particles collide with EAij is the fraction of bubble-particle EDij is the fraction of particles of type ij
feed mass fraction free fall velocity the bubble collisions successful attachment. that are detached
particle size GRADE OR FREE SURFACE particle size density particle siz GRADE OR FREE SURFACE particle siz GRADE OR FREE SURFACE particle siz GRADE OR FREE SURFACE
microns 0 0.5 1 microns 2650 3916.3 7500 microns 0 0.5 1 microns 0 0.5 1 microns 0 0.5 1
300 0.21 0.18 0.01 300 0.0407017 0.062355 0.111064 300 0.8 0.8 0.8 300 0 0.6 0.9 300 1 0.5 0.1
200 0.15 0.01 0.05 200 0.0234092 0.037129 0.068903 200 0.6 0.6 0.6 200 0 0.7 0.95 200 1 0.4 0
100 0.25 0.04 0.1 100 0.0075662 0.012772 0.025938 100 0.4 0.4 0.4 100 0 0.8 1 100 1 0.38 0
0.61 0.23 0.16 1

global solid density = 3223.191 kg/m3

concentration of the particles ij
in the pulp phase [kg/m3]
particle size GRADE OR FREE SURFACE
microns 0 0.5
300 203.061 174.0523 9.669572
200 145.0436 9.669572 48.34786
100 241.7393 38.67829 96.69572
rate of transfer (kg/ s m3)
mass flow of the particles ij in
the pulp phase [kg/s]
particle size GRADE OR FREE SURFACE Feed mass fraction
1 microns 0 0.5 1
300 2.0306102 1.740523 0.096696
200 1.4504358 0.096696 0.483479
100 2.4173931 0.386783 0.966957 0.25
9.67
0.2
rate of transfer (kg/ s)

Mass fraction
particle size GRADE OR FREE SURFACE particle size GRADE OR FREE SURFACE 0.15
microns 0 0.5 1 microns 0 0.5 1 0.1 100
300 0 44.23728 7.867557 300 0 2.211864 0.393378 particle size
0.05 200
200 0 2.27652 29.19624 200 0 0.113826 1.459812 [microns]
300
0
100 0 6.276892 33.59527 100 0 0.313845 1.679764 0 0.5 1
Grade or free surface

mass flow of the particles ij in

the concentrate/flotation mass flow of the particles ij in Concentrate/ Flotation mass fraction Tailing/ Liquid mass fraction
phase [kg/s] the tailing/líquid phase [kg/s]
particle size GRADE OR FREE SURFACE particle size GRADE OR FREE SURFACE
microns 0 0.5 1 microns 0 0.5 1
300 0 1.740523 0.096696 300 2.0306102 0 0 0.5 0.5
200 0 0.096696 0.483479 200 1.4504358 0 0
0.4 0.4
100 0 0.313845 0.966957 100 2.4173931 0.072938 0
Mass fraction

Mass fraction
3.7 5.97 0.3 0.3
concentrate mass fraction tailing mass fraction 0.2 0.2
particle size GRADE OR FREE SURFACE particle size GRADE OR FREE SURFACE 100 100
particle size particle size
microns 0 0.5 1 microns 0 0.5 1 0.1 200 0.1 200
[microns] [microns]
300 0 0.470641 0.026147 300 0.3400573 0 0 300 300
0 0
200 0 0.026147 0.130734 200 0.242898 0 0 0 0.5 1 0 0.5 1
100 0 0.084864 0.261467 100 0.4048301 0.012215 0 Grade or free surface Grade or free surface
0 0.581652 0.418348 1 0.9877853 0.012215 01
 densitat líquid = 1013 kg/m3
viscositat líquid = 0.0012 kg/m s
gravity = 9.80665 m/s2
particle size [m] density [kg/m3] φ1 CD vT Rep
0.0003 2650.00 406.6934153 3.82643165 0.04070174 10.30772
0.0002 2650.00 120.5017527 7.71178963 0.02340921 3.952255
0.0001 2650.00 15.06271908 36.9096667 0.00756623 0.638716
0.0003 3916.26 721.2798791 2.89140616 0.06235535 15.79149
0.0002 3916.26 213.7125568 5.43675869 0.03712895 6.268604
0.0001 3916.26 26.7140696 22.9731596 0.01277195 1.078166
0.0003 7500.00 1611.618928 2.03641478 0.11106429 28.12703
0.0002 7500.00 477.5167193 3.52733158 0.0689031 11.63314
0.0001 7500.00 59.68958992 12.4455954 0.02593816 2.189613
 diàmetre de partícula = 0.1 mm = 0.0001 m diàmetre de partícula = 0.1 mm = 0.0001 m diàmetre de partícula = 0.1 mm = 0.0001 m
4 4 4
densitat mineral = 2650 kg/m densitat mineral = 3916.256 kg/m densitat mineral = 7500 kg/m
3 3 3
densitat líquid = 1013 kg/m densitat líquid = 1013 kg/m densitat líquid = 1013 kg/m
viscositat líquid = 0.0012 kg/m s viscositat líquid = 0.0012 kg/m s viscositat líquid = 0.0012 kg/m s
gravity = 9.80665 m/s2 gravity = 9.80665 m/s2 gravity = 9.80665 m/s2
Suposem Calculem Suposem Calculem Suposem Calculem
v' (m/s) Re CD CD v (m/s) v' (m/s) Re CD CD v (m/s) v' (m/s) Re CD CD v (m/s)
0.007432169 0.627399 Stokes (Re<2) 38.25317 38.25317 38.25317 0.007432 0.013181119 1.112706 Stokes (Re 21.56904 21.56904 21.56904 0.013181 0.027342749 2.308184 Stokes (Re 10.39779 0 0 0.027343
Transició (2<Re<500) 24.47065 0 0 Transició (217.35176 0 0 Transició (211.19978 11.19978 11.19978
Newton (Re > 500) 0.4 0 0 Newton (R 0.4 0 0 Newton (R 0.4 0 0

diàmetre de partícula = 0.2 mm = 0.0002 m diàmetre de partícula = 0.2 mm = 0.0002 m diàmetre de partícula = 0.2 mm = 0.0002 m
4 4 4
densitat mineral = 2650 kg/m densitat mineral = 3916.256 kg/m densitat mineral = 7500 kg/m
Suposem Calculem Suposem Calculem Suposem Calculem
v' (m/s) Re CD CD v (m/s) v' (m/s) Re CD CD v (m/s) v' (m/s) Re CD CD v (m/s)
0.02258068 3.812372 Stokes (Re<2) 6.295294 0 0 0.022581 0.033999889 5.740315 Stokes (Re 4.180955 0 0 0.034 0.060377686 10.19377 Stokes (Re 2.35438 0 0 0.060378
Transició (2<Re<500) 8.288093 8.288093 8.288093 Transició (26.483512 6.483512 6.483512 Transició (24.593788 4.593788 4.593788
Newton (Re > 500) 0.4 0 0 Newton (R 0.4 0 0 Newton (R 0.4 0 0

diàmetre de partícula = 0.3 mm = 0.0003 m diàmetre de partícula = 0.3 mm = 0.0003 m diàmetre de partícula = 0.3 mm = 0.0003 m
4 4 4
densitat mineral = 2650 kg/m densitat mineral = 3916.256 kg/m densitat mineral = 7500 kg/m
Suposem Calculem Suposem Calculem Suposem Calculem
v' (m/s) Re CD CD v (m/s) v' (m/s) Re CD CD v (m/s) v' (m/s) Re CD CD v (m/s)
0.035890886 9.089367 Stokes (Re<2) 2.640448 0 0 0.035891 0.054041159 13.68592 Stokes (Re 1.753627 0 0 0.054041 0.095967375 24.30374 Stokes (Re 0.987502 0 0 0.095967
Transició (2<Re<500) 4.920979 4.920979 4.920979 Transició (23.849526 3.849526 3.849526 Transició (2 2.72752 2.72752 2.72752
Newton (Re > 500) 0.4 0 0 Newton (R 0.4 0 0 Newton (R 0.4 0 0