ABSTRACT

The aim of process calculations is to evaluate the performance of minerals and coal processing operations in terms of efficiency of the operation, grade of the final products and recovery of the required constituents. To meet these requirements, in-depth detailed calculations are illustrated in this book.

This book is designed to cover all the process calculations. The method and/or steps in process calculations have been described by taking numerical examples. Process calculations illustrated in a simple and self explanatory manner based on two basic material balance equations will allow the reader to understand the contents thoroughly.

Inclusion of elaborate process calculations in every chapter is the highlight of this book. This book is unique and devoted entirely to the process calculations with sufficient explanation of the nature of the calculations. This book will prove useful to all: from student to teacher, operator to engineer, researcher to designer, and process personnel to plant auditors concerned with minerals and coal processing.

chapter 1|24 pages

Minerals and coal

chapter 2|2 pages

Material (mass) balance

chapter 3|2 pages

Sampling

chapter 4|26 pages

Size analysis

chapter 5|20 pages

Screening

chapter 6|16 pages

Density

chapter 7|4 pages

Liberation

chapter 8|10 pages

Comminution

chapter 9|22 pages

Crushing

chapter 10|16 pages

Grinding

chapter 11|20 pages

Principles of settling

chapter 12|28 pages

Classification

chapter 13|8 pages

Beneficiation operations

chapter 14|6 pages

Sink and float

chapter 15|32 pages

Float and sink

chapter 16|30 pages

Metallurgical accounting

chapter 17|20 pages

Coal washing efficiency

chapter 18|32 pages

Process plant circuits