Investigation of Hydrocyclone Modernization in Küre Copper Ore Regrinding Circuit and Its Effect on Grinding Performance
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Abstract
After the capacity increase and modernization of the Kre mineral processing plant, the reduction of the particle size led to uncontrollable change in system parameters (pressure, cut size) depending on the grade changes in large diameter hydrocyclones in the re-grinding circuit.Therewithal, the advantages of new generation equipment, which are modernized with developing technologies instead of equipment used in old plants, are important in preventing metallurgical losses.Modern hydrocyclones, can separate more successfully in finer grain sizes.In addition, the need for finer grain size liberalization arises as the grade of the processed ores tends to decrease and the copper minerals in the processed ores have a more complex structure.In this study, samples were taken from ball mill and hydrocyclone unit to determine particle size distribution, hydrocyclone performance, mill performance and mass balance.According to the results obtained from the study, it was decided to modernize the hydrocyclone unit.After the hydrocyclone modernization, simulation studies conducted for different operating conditions to obtain maximum recovery.In the simulation scenarios, apex, hydrocyclone feed percent solids, mill percent solids, hydrocyclone feed pressure parameters were changed to determine optimum conditions and maximize recovery.In conclusion, circuit parameters can be controlled efficiently with lower diameter hydrocyclones.However, higher efficiency has been achieved with the increase in the grinding rate of the closed-circuit ball mill which results in sharper separation of the modernized hydrocyclone unit.
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