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Fluid Mechanics Fundamentals of Hydrocyclones and Its Applications in the Mining Industry

  • Presents the fundamentals of classification in hydrocyclones
  • Lists the fundamentals of classification
  • Introduces hydrocyclones to the mining industry

Part of the book series: Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications (FMIA, volume 126)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction

    • Fernando Concha A., Juan Luis Bouso A.
    Pages 1-8
  3. Classification Fundamentals

    • Fernando Concha A., Juan Luis Bouso A.
    Pages 9-34
  4. Sedimentation of Particulate System

    • Fernando Concha A., Juan Luis Bouso A.
    Pages 35-48
  5. Flow of Fluids in Circular Pipelines

    • Fernando Concha A., Juan Luis Bouso A.
    Pages 49-66
  6. Flow Pattern in Hydrocyclones

    • Fernando Concha A., Juan Luis Bouso A.
    Pages 67-127
  7. Numerical Models of Hydrocyclones

    • Fernando Concha A., Juan Luis Bouso A.
    Pages 129-158
  8. Phenomenological Hydrocyclone Models

    • Fernando Concha A., Juan Luis Bouso A.
    Pages 159-177
  9. Hydrocyclone Design

    • Fernando Concha A., Juan Luis Bouso A.
    Pages 179-196
  10. Hydrocyclone Selection

    • Fernando Concha A., Juan Luis Bouso A.
    Pages 197-215
  11. Hydrocyclone System Design

    • Fernando Concha A., Juan Luis Bouso A.
    Pages 217-240
  12. Instrumentation and Control

    • Fernando Concha A., Juan Luis Bouso A.
    Pages 241-252
  13. Case Studies

    • Fernando Concha A., Juan Luis Bouso A.
    Pages 253-296

About this book

This book covers topics on engineering science, technology and applications of the classification of particles in liquids suspensions in hydrocyclones. It is divided into 12 chapters starting with the introduction of the hydrocyclone to the mining industry and its several applications of classification, followed by the  fundamentals of classification. A special chapter on the fundamentals of sedimentation as the mechanism of the hydrocyclone classification is given. The authors also cover the fundamentals hydrodynamics of solid–fluid interaction with application to the fluids and suspensions flow of in circular pipelines and discusses the flow pattern in hydrocyclones from a fluid dynamics point of view. The physical design, the empirical, phenomenological and numerical hydrocyclone models are presented. The two last chapters deal with the applications of hydrocyclones system design and instrumentation study cases of application in hydrocyclones to the mining industry. Severalparts of this book are the result of the work of their research and professional groups from the university and industry.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Water Research Center for Agriculture and Mining, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile

    Fernando Concha A.

  • ERAL CHILE, S. A., Santiago de Chile, Chile

    Juan Luis Bouso A.

About the authors

JORGE FERNANDO CONCHA ARCIL earned a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Concepción in 1962 and a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1968. During his 60 years of academic life, he has trained more than 1000 Engineers, 12 M.Sc. and 14 D.Sc. in the area of Metallurgical Engineering. The experience gained in the area of mineral processing allowed him to advise the national mining industry for long years and to create in 2003 the private consulting Mineral Technology Center Cettem Ltd. Academic experience showed him the obsolescence of laboratory instrumentation in the field of Mineral Processing, so he created Cettem Instruments Ltd. in 2007 for the design, construction and commercialization of innovative laboratory and online instrumentation for the mining industry. He is currently Emeritus Professor at the University of Concepción and General Manager of the Mineral Technology Center Cettem and Cettem Instruments Ltd. In 2013, he founded the Water Research Center for Agriculture and Mining CRHIAM at the University of Concepción and was Director of the center from 2014 to 2018. Presently, he is PI of the Center.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fluid Mechanics Fundamentals of Hydrocyclones and Its Applications in the Mining Industry

  • Authors: Fernando Concha A., Juan Luis Bouso A.

  • Series Title: Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67913-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-67912-5Published: 14 October 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-67915-6Published: 14 October 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-67913-2Published: 13 October 2021

  • Series ISSN: 0926-5112

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0056

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 296

  • Number of Illustrations: 109 b/w illustrations, 159 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Engineering Fluid Dynamics, Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics, Structural Materials

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eBook USD 149.00
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Softcover Book USD 199.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 199.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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