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Material Balance in Froth Flotation (Excel File Additional Document)

Material balance calculations define an engineering problem where flow parameters between unit operations are partly known. The purpose of a material balance is to mathematically examine the known flow parameters to solve for the unknown flow parameters. Two main types of material balances are commonly made: design material balance and operating plant material balance. This paper will give a procedure of operating plant material balance using Microsoft Excel Solver on Excel spreadsheet. Operating plant material balance purpose is to produce a picture of the state of an operating plant. An example solving a copper concentrator flotation circuit is presented. This method is simple and easy to make from simple to a complex froth flotation circuit. This is additional document of paper called " Material balance in froth flotation using Microsoft Excel Solver

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Material Balance in Froth Flotation (Excel File Additional Document)

Material balance calculations define an engineering problem where flow parameters between unit operations are partly known. The purpose of a material balance is to mathematically examine the known flow parameters to solve for the unknown flow parameters. Two main types of material balances are commonly made: design material balance and operating plant material balance. This paper will give a procedure of operating plant material balance using Microsoft Excel Solver on Excel spreadsheet. Operating plant material balance purpose is to produce a picture of the state of an operating plant. An example solving a copper concentrator flotation circuit is presented. This method is simple and easy to make from simple to a complex froth flotation circuit. This is additional document of paper called " Material balance in froth flotation using Microsoft Excel Solver

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Table 4A

1 2 3 4
Feed SCT RC RC water
solid
Mass t/h 1243.0 89.2 98.9 0.0
Volume m3/h 456.2 33.1 31.3 0.0
SG kg/m3 2724.6 2696.0 3156.3 0.0
Cu grade % 1.93 0.88 14.57 0.00
Cu mass kg/h 23990.1 785.4 14415.6 0.0
Water
Mass t/h 2835.8 506.7 257.5 2.0
Volume m3/h 2835.8 506.7 257.5 2.0
SG kg/m3 1000.0 1000.0 1000.0 1000.0
Pulp
Mass t/h 4078.9 596.0 356.5 2.0
Volume m3/h 3292.1 539.8 288.9 2.0
SG kg/m3 1239.0 1104.0 1234.0 1000.0
cw % 30.47 14.97 27.76 0.00

RF %Cu 1.86

Table 4B

11 12 13 14
SCCwater water HF HUF
solid
Mass t/h 0.0 0.0 583.0 404.2
Volume m3/h 0.0 0.0 199.3 139.7
SG kg/m3 0.0 0.0 2926.0 2893.2
Cu grade % 0.00 0.00 8.41 7.44
Cu mass kg/h 0.0 0.0 49043.4 30073.6
Water
Mass t/h 5.0 166.1 1075.7 217.7
Volume m3/h 5.0 166.1 1075.7 217.7
SG kg/m3 1000.0 1000.0 1000.0 1000.0
Pulp
Mass t/h 5.0 166.1 1658.8 621.9
Volume m3/h 5.0 166.1 1275.0 357.4
SG kg/m3 1000.0 1000.0 1301.0 1740.0
cw % 0.00 0.00 35.15 64.99

Simulation constraint table


constraint 1 0.000
constraint 2 0.000
constraint 3 0.000
constraint 4 0.000
5 6 7 8 9 10
RT SC SCWater ST ORBM SCC

1233.3 58.1 0.0 1175.2 404.2 21.8


457.6 20.8 0.0 436.8 139.7 7.4
2694.9 2792.8 0.0 2690.4 2893.2 2963.6
0.84 4.28 0.00 0.67 7.44 9.49
10359.9 2485.8 0.0 7874.1 30073.6 2068.4

3085.1 224.5 4.0 2860.6 217.7 199.0


3085.1 224.5 4.0 2860.6 217.7 199.0
1000.0 1000.0 1000.0 1000.0 1000.0 1000.0

4318.4 282.6 4.0 4035.8 621.9 220.7


3542.7 245.3 4.0 3297.4 357.4 206.3
1218.9 1152.0 1000.0 1223.9 1740.0 1070.0
28.56 20.55 0.00 29.12 64.99 9.87

15 16 17 18 19 20
HOF ReCT CC Ccwater CT ReCC

178.8 17.5 85.2 0.0 111.0 67.8


59.5 6.5 25.4 0.0 40.5 19.0
3003.8 2704.1 3352.1 0.0 2742.7 3571.4
10.61 1.18 19.15 0.00 2.57 23.78
18969.8 206.0 16322.0 0.0 2853.8 16116.0

858.0 146.4 298.7 4.0 705.7 156.3


858.0 146.4 298.7 4.0 705.7 156.3
1000.0 1000.0 1000.0 1000.0 1000.0 1000.0

1036.8 163.8 383.9 4.0 816.7 224.1


917.6 152.8 324.1 4.0 746.2 175.3
1130.0 1072.0 1184.5 1000.0 1094.6 1278.3
17.25 10.66 22.20 0.00 13.60 30.24

CF Cu% 9.77

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