- In the excel cell “F36” (water volume flowrate), type “=F35/F37*1000”.

- In the excel cell “F40” (pulp volume flowrate), type “=F30+F36”.

15. Calculation of unknown parameters of flows 15 (hydrocyclone overflow)

- Known parameters:

o Water specific gravity.

- In the excel cell “G37” (water specific gravity), type number “1000”.

To close the copper and water balance into the hydrocyclone, the copper grade and the pulp specific
gravity will be calculated.

- In the excel cell “G29” (solid mass flowrate), type “=E29-F29”.

- In the excel cell “G33” (copper mass flowrate), type “=E33-F33”.
- In the excel cell “G32” (copper grade), type “=G33/G29/10”.
- In the excel cell “G31” (solid specific gravity), type “=(0.0005*G32^2+0.0259*G32+2.6728)*1000”
(equation 32).
- In the excel cell “G30” (solid volume flowrate), type “=G29/G31*1000”.
- In the excel cell “G35” (water mass flowrate), type “=E35-F35”.
- In the excel cell “G36” (water volume flowrate), type “=G35/G37*1000”.
- In the excel cell “G39” (pulp mass flowrate), type “=G29+G35”.
- In the excel cell “G40” (pulp volume flowrate), type “=G30+G36”.
- In the excel cell “G41” (pulp specific gravity), type “=G39/G40*1000”.
- In the excel cell “G42” (solid percent), type “=100*G31*(G41-G37)/(G41*(G31-G37))” (equation 8).

16. Calculation of unknown parameters of flow 16 (Re-cleaner tailing)

- Known parameters:
-
o Copper grade.
o Water specific gravity.
o Pulp specific gravity.

- In the excel cell “H32” (copper grade), type number “1.18”.

- In the excel cell “H37” (water specific gravity), type number “1000”.
- In the excel cell “H41” (pulp specific gravity), type number “1072”.

The solid mass flowrate of Re-cleaner tailing is an unknown value (recycle flow) and it becomes the
solver variable. The starting value of the solid mass flowrate is “100”.

- In the excel cell “H29” (solid mass flowrate), type number “100”.

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