Modelling of Particle Behaviour during Mineral Processing
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 1142
Special Issue Editors
Interests: comminution; classification; computational modelling (DEM, CFD, FEM, SPH); positron emission particle tracking
Interests: comminution; classification; computational modelling (DEM, CFD, SPH); positron emission particle tracking
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The modelling particle behaviour of mineral processing can be determined using numerical or empirical simulation methods. The modelling of the operations that are used to liberate valuable minerals from bulk material for industrial applications is largely limited to empirical, data-driven models. These methods have the value of identifying challenges and determining their solutions using empirical evidence. However, they do not provide insights into the fundamental underlying mechanisms that result in the observed deficiencies or why certain solution paths succeed. For this reason, the use of modelling techniques, such as the discrete element method, computational fluid dynamics, X-ray tomography and positron emission particle tracking, has gained traction in mineral processing in recent years. This Special Issue will contain studies that focus on particle modelling by both empirical and numerical methods to provide a well-rounded overview of this important subject in the field of mineral processing.
Prof. Dr. Aubrey Mainza
Dr. Sherry Bremner
Dr. Hakan Dündar
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- particle tracking
- simulation
- modelling
- empirical modelling
- computational modelling
- mineral processing
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