The Disc Filters belong to the side feed group and have been around for many years. They are generally used in heavy duty applications such as the dewatering of iron ore taconite, hematite, coal, aluminum hydrate, copper concentrate, pyrite flotation concentrates and other beneficiation processes. The high time for Disc Filters was in the 60''s when the metallurgical industries were booming and
· Process filters – hundreds of both bag and cartridge filters are found in the chemical plants today Screens used to keep fish out of water intakes Centrifuges to separate solids out of slurries Fine (nano) particle filtration used in semiconductor processing Settling in waste water treatment And thousands of other applications Today we will not address items such as reverse osmosis or
The fields of application range from separating processes in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries through oil and fat recovery to the production of dairy products, beer, wine, fruit and vegetable juices, as well as the processing of mineral oil and mineral oil products. Separators have disk or annular chamber bowls. They operate continuously in respect of the discharge of the liquid
Filtration is a process that removes particles from suspension in water. Removal takes place by a number of mechanisms that include straining, flocculation, sedimentation and surface capture. Filters can be categorised by the main method of capture, exclusion of particles at the surface of the filter media straining, or deposition within the media indepth
Mineral processing, mineral beneficiation, or upgradation involves handling three primary types of ROM material, which have been blasted, fragmented, and brought out from an in situ position. These materials can be used directly or by simple or complex processing and even by applying extractive metallurgy like hydrometallurgical or pyrometallurgical methods.
· Multilayer structured filters with varying pore sizes stacked on top of another offer a simple way of sequentially separating cells or particles (Saefkow, 1995; Rijn, 1998). In a recent study by Griffiths et al. (Griffiths et al., 2016 ), filtration was modeled on a multilayered membrane structure with each layer having varying pore sizes stacked on one another.
The magnetic collection of fine particles requires a highintensity, highgradient magnetic field. An electromagnetic matrixtype separator, referred to as a magnet filter, has proven to be the most effective method of separation. This type of separator utilizes a highintensity electromagnet and a fluxconverging matrix. The matrix amplifies the magnetic field and provides highgradient
The objective is to extract only the most magnetically susceptible particles; Discs 2 and 3 – The second and third discs are set at lower gaps. This increases the magnetic force at each disc and enables the separation of different grades of magnetic material. The magnetic intensity can be further adjusted by varying the current of each coil. This allows each Magnetic Disc Separator to be
· This typically means: more separation stages, finer particle sizes, higher product dryness without thermal drying, higher recycling rates for process water, and efficient dewatering of tailings.
Density separation is achieved with basically two components, mechanical vibration and air fluidization. The Gravity Separator makes a highly sensitive dry separation on the basis of one of three particle characteristics: density, size or shape. When size and shape are controlled within certain limits, the gravity separator is unmatched in its ability to separate a complex mixture by density
Inlet process water; Recovery of valuable materials in different types of industry ; Industrial waste water treatment such as fish farms, paper industry, food and drink process; Standard technical specification. Download the WPL Disc Filter datasheet within the Assets section on this page. How the Disc Filter works. Waste water flows by gravity from the central drum through filtration segments
microscopic to submicroscopic particles. The normal measurement range for the method is from about micron (10 nanometers) to about 50 microns, though it is possible with some types of materials to extend the range to below micron (3 nanometers) or up to 120 microns or more. This document provides some background information on particle size analysis by sedimentation, explains how
In Mineral Processing Design and Operations (Second Edition), 2016. Rotating disc filter. The basic design characteristics of the rotating disc filter, like filtering under vacuum, washing the cake under vacuum and removing the cake by blowing the cake off the filter are the same as in the drum filter. Instead of one drum, a number of discs are placed in parallel. The lower end of each disc is
Hence Disc Stack centrifuges are more suitable for processes which require high separation efficiency or the separation of micro particles, or liquid phases having a very small difference in density. The Disc Stack centrifuge has a wide range of applications including but not restricted to food and beverage, animal and vegetable fats and oils, chemistry, pharmacy, biotechnology, mineral oil
In isopycnic separation, also called buoyant or equilibrium separation, particles are separated solely on the basis of their density. Particle size only affects the rate at which particles move until their density is the same as the surrounding gradient medium. The density of the gradient medium must be greater than the density of the particles to be separated. By this method, the particles
Mineral processing can involve four general types of unit operation: comminution – particle size reduction; sizing – separation of particle sizes by screening or classification; concentration by taking advantage of physical and surface chemical properties; and dewatering – solid/liquid separation. In all of these processes, the most important considerations are the economics of the
DISC FILTERS. Provides large filter area in limited space. Patented agitator unit keps solids in suspension, assures thick, even filter cake. Ideal for continuous dewatering of pulps which form relatively thick cakes and for filtering two or more products in single unit. Choice of filter media. Sizes from 2′ diameter x 1 disc to 10′9″ diameter x 12 discs. By David Michaud | 201710
separation of minerals at coarser sizes as soon as liberation is achieved can also have signifi cant advantages for later treatment stages due to decreased surface area, more efficient dewatering, and the absence of adhering chemicals which could interfere with further processing. Gravity techniques to recover residual valu able heavy minerals in flotation tailings are being increasingly
Filter aids such as diatomaceous earths and expanded perlite are so irregular that they form beds whose solidosities range from to, even though the primary particle sizes may be below 10 μm. Stresses developed in the matrix of large particles during separation processes do not generally reach sufficient magnitude to disturb the structure.
To determine the filterability and particle load, a filter index measurement using the Beco LiquiControl2 index measuring device has been performed. The device''s storage reservoir is filled with 5 litres ( gal) of process water and filtered via a µm flat filter membrane (test membrane disc) at a constant pressure of bar ( psi
The Principle of Operation of Hydrocyclone is, in simple terms, the forces of gravity and centrifuge to separate large or heavy particles from smaller and lighter one. When sized correctly will "cut" like the ''real cyclone'' below VS the imaginary ''ideal'' one on the left.
The tests had determined that the MDS3375 Magnetic Disc Separator could process between 500 and 600 kg per hour. Further information on the Magnetic Disc Separator, including a video featuring leading magnetic separation expert Dr Neil Rowson, can be seen in the article ''Technical Video Explanation of the Magnetic Disc Separator''. Mineral Processing Laboratory
The purpose of screening is to separate from a granular substance particles that are smaller than the screen opening from those that are larger. This is not as simple as it sounds, and the difficulties compound as the opening becomes smaller. For example, if a sample of a crushed mineral ore containing 50% by weight of particles smaller than 1/8" is dropped on a static test sieve, most of
process U Q () for a given particle size there will be a certain flow rate (Q) at which all particles of this size are removed. If this flow rate is exceeded then particles of this size start to appear in the effluent. Thus, the process variables (size and flow rate) defines the sigma value. If the centrifuge is efficient, the