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CLASSIFICATION
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PRINCIPLE
U
t

D
p

U
t1
D
pA1 D
pB1
A B
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For Equal Settling Particles
(in the Stokes law region)
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( )
( )

=
A
B
pB pA
D D
U
t
D
pA D
pB
U
t

D
p

A B
U
t1
D
p1
D
p2
D
p3
D
p4
U
t2
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<D
p1
A:D
p1
-D
p3

B:D
p2
-D
p4
>D
p4
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The separation is efficient when
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A

B
is more
Size range is small ( can be achieved by
prior screening)
is more (If =
B
, B will not settle)
For Equal Settling Particles
(in the Intermediate law region)
( )
( )
623 . 0
(

=


A
B
pB pA
D D
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For Equal Settling Particles
(in the Newtons law region)
( )
( )

=
A
B
pB pA
D D
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Settling
Equipments
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Gravity settling tank
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Classification
Equipments
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Classification
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Non-Mechanical classifiers
Mechanical Classifiers
Hydraulic Classifiers
Uses a secondary fluid for classification
Non-Mechanical
Classifiers
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Gravity settling Classifier
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Cone classifier
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Feed
Overflow - fine
Underflow - coarse
Advantage
No Moving Parts
Low Maintenance
Disadvantage
Low capacity
Liquid Cyclone or Hydro clone
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Overflow - fine
Underflow - coarse
Liquid Cyclone or Hydro clone
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The denser particles will
be trown towards the
wall of the cyclone &
settle down in bottom

The hydro clone has
mostly replaced other
classifiers in CCG
The small particles will
go along with the liquid
& go out through the
opening at the top
Uses of hydro clone
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Degritting milk of lime
OC washing of fine
Uranium pulps
Classification of crystal
magma

Mechanical
Classifiers
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Rake Classifier
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Feed
Overflow - fine
Underflow - coarse
Feed is always fed in a suspension, most of the liquid which
is fed will be reversed along with the overflow
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Drag Classifier
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Feed
Overflow - fine
Underflow - coarse
Spiral Classifier
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Overflow - fine
Underflow - coarse
Feed
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Bowl Classifier
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Feed
Overflow - fine
Underflow - coarse
Hydraulic
Classifiers
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Spitzkastan
cross-section
varies
velocity in first
fraction is high
and only dense
particles settle
The decrease in
velocity with
cross-section
continues
sequentially
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