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MIPThickenerDesign

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.

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