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Thefollowingisashortcuttodesigningyourownthickener:
(a) SizeofThickener
Asafirststabwecaneitherusethethickenerflux(m2/tpd)ortheriserate,dependingifsolidsloadingis
thedominant(eg.PlatinumTailings)orfeedflowrate(e.g.Clarificationorlowfeedsolids).
Say,wehaveacoaltailingsapplicationandtestworkshowsariserateof2m/hwithapulpfeedflow
rateof200m3/h.
Thus,RiseRate
PulpFlowRate
Area
Thus,Area
D2
PulpFlowRate
RiseRate
D
=
4xFlowrate =
4x200
xRiserate3.14x2
11.3
Use12mdiameter
(b) Torquerequirement
Inordertoselectthedriveweneedtocalculatethetorquerequired.Afactor(ZFactor)isusedbased
onthefollowing:
Materialtype
Particlesizedistribution
Sizerange
Thickenertype
Underflowdensityrequired
Rheology
So,youneedtocheckwithcleverprocessguysatMIPbeforeusingavalue!!
Now,
T=Torque
KxD2
Where T
Maxoperatingtorqueinft.lbs
Thickenerdiameterinfeet
TypicalKFactorsare:
Lightduty:
510
Mediumduty:
1020
Heavyduty:
2035
Extraheavyduty:
>35
Thereforefora12mdiameterhighratethickenerwiththecoaltailingsduty,wecanusemediumduty
(KFactorof15)
Torque
15x(12x3.281)2
23252x1.35Nm
31390Nm
Note:
1m=3.281ft.
1ft.lb=1.35Nm
FromtheMIPrangeofgearboxes,(below),wewouldselectaRR2500,withamaximumTorquevalueof
36000Nm.
MIPPROCESSTECHNOLOGIESTHICKENERGEARBOXTABLE
GearboxType
RR70
RR120
RR220
RR320
RR520
RR620
RR820
RR1200
RR1800
RR2500
RR3200
RR5200
RR6500
RR8000
RR15000
RR20000
RR25000
RR30000
RR40000
RR55000
RR65000
Thus,actualKfactor=17.1
InstalledTorque(Nm)
1200
2000
2500
5500
7000
8500
14500
17500
24000
36000
45000
62000
105000
155000
300000
330000
420000
460000
720000
900000
1300000
(c) Gearboxoutputspeed
Wegenerallyoperateatathickenerrakespeedof8to12m/min
Thusgearboxoutputrpm=
raketipspeed(m/min)
xdiameter(m)
8
X12
0.21rpm
(d) Electricmotorsizing
Tosizeanelectricmotor,wewouldusethefollowingcalculation;
2NT
60xEx1000
N=ActualGearboxoutputspeedrpm
T=Triptorque(Nm)
E=Overallefficiency=0.5
P=Power(kW)
Therefore,forour10mthickener,
1.6kW
Use2.2kW
2xTTx0.21x36000
60x0.5x1000
Wewouldnotrecommendbeingtightinmotorselectionsincethepricedifferenceofbeing
conservativeinelectricmotorselectionisminimal.