In coal preparation, large dense medium cyclones (DMC) at low pressure heads (typically 9D where D = cyclone diameter) are the norm. This contrasts with high density mineral applications where, largely for historical reasons, smaller cyclones at high heads are the standard. There are advantages in preferring large diameter cyclones at low heads, assuming that

The partition function has been determined for fine coal in a dense-medium cyclone. The partition curve is characterised by four parameters; the cut point, the separation efficiency, the short circ

The dense medium cyclone (DMC) separates solids by density. It is a high-tonnage device that has been widely used to upgrade run-of-mine coal in the coal industry by separating gangue from product coal. The flow in a DMC is very complicated with the presence of vorticity turbulence, an air core and segregation of medium and coal particles.

Dense Media Separation Cyclones (DMS Cyclone or DMC) Dense media separation has been gaining interest in the last few years as a cost-effective solution to pre-concentration and mineral recovery when coarsely liberated particles are of different specific gravities.

Some of the earliest work on the beneficiation of fine coal with a dense-medium cyclone was carried out in South Africa by the Fuel Research Institute (FRI) of South Africa under the guidance of Dr. PJ van der Walt in 1949. Using a 240 mm diameter cyclone and barites as the dense medium, the results shown in Table 1 were obtained when

The capacity of dense medium cyclones is often restricted by the solids-carrying capacity of the underflow, referred to as spigot capacity. Cyclone manufacturers normally recommend the spigot capacity for a cyclone of a particular size; however, it is not clear how these capacities are determined and whether they can be increased. In the

The medium, being costly, plays a crucial role in determining the economics of any preparation operation. Dardis (1987) quotes figures of 20-40% of dense-medium plant operating cost being attributable to medium loss for plants engaged in mineral separations employing ferrosilicon as the medium. The figure is 10-20% in the case of magnetite.

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When the dense medium cyclone works, fluid in the cyclone has a tangential velocity (＞4.4m/s), serious wear of the parts. In order to reduce the overcurrent abrasion, Xinhai dense medium adopts cyclone adopts involute feeding to improve the stability of fluid and classification effects.

Abstract—The dense medium cyclone (DMC) process used in coal beneficiation plants is studied from a control system perspective. Employing the dynamic model of the DMC process based on mass flow balance, a model based control strategy is proposed. The controller adjusts the density of medium used to enhance separation in the DMC process

From the early 1960’s until the mid 1980’s, dense medium cyclone circuitry design technology did not change appreciably. The basic design, which was both highly flexible and highly efficient, was consistent with technology developed by the Dutch State Mines (“DSM”) in the mid 1940’s. During this period, the “typical” dense medium cyclone circuit was designed to process raw coal