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Froth and kinetic flotation; CFD simulation; new rotor and stator designs: Learn the latest.

By Heather Gravning posted 08-19-2013 03:15 PM

  

Join us Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 2:00 p.m. MDT (4:00 p.m. EDT)
$45 SME Member $90 Nonmember

Zhi Huang
CFD Engineer, FLSmidth Salt Lake City, Inc., will present:
"Designing New Rotors and Stators for Flotation Cells Using CFD"

This webinar was one of the highly rated presentations at the SME Annual Meeting earlier this year.

Attendees included engineers responsible for R&D in new product design in the mineral processing industry, those responsible for mathematical modeling of processing circuits, and engineers overseeing first-principles based computer simulations of multiphase flow and mixing equipment and processes.

Attendees will take away the following concepts and new ideas:

  1. The various CFD procedures that can be used - software, physical models, etc.
  2. Examples of the use of CFD in next generation flotation machine design in combination with other approaches.
  3. The challenges ahead for CFD simulation of froth flotation.

These approaches are applicable to any mine schedule modeling framework based upon a constrained process based approach.

Zhi Huang is a CFD Engineer in the R&D department of FLSmidth Salt Lake City. His work focuses on applying first principles based modeling and simulation techniques to understand, design, optimize, and scale up a wide range of mineral processing equipment and processes, including froth flotation (both forced air and selfaspirated machines), solid-liquid separation (thickeners and filters), comminution (stirred media grinding mills), classification (hydrocyclones and reflux classifiers), solvent extraction (mixer-settlers and extraction columns), as well as leaching. Prior to joining FLSmidth, he worked as a CFD engineer at Caterpillar's Tech Center in Peoria, IL, focusing on engine after treatment system development and materials processing simulation. He holds a BSc in Thermal Science & Energy Engineering from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, China in 2003 and a MSc in Theoretical & Applied Mechanics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2006.

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