Methodology

1. Empty buckets were weighed.

2. Samples were collected and weighed.
3. The buckets mass were subtracted from the samples weights and recorded as
wet mass.
4. Samples were filtered, dried in the middlings oven and recorded as dry mass.
5. Cone and quartered and two opposite halves (named as A and B) were taken to
be prepared,
6. The two halves were riffled until less or equal to 100g of mass
7. Wet screening was performed with -38m sieve and dried in the oven
8. The dry mass was recorded
9. Dry screening of the same sample (two halves) was performed using the stack of
sieves 38 to 2360m.
10. Particles on each sieve were weighed to perform PSD and %Moisture analysis

I was involved in the Multotec sampling campaign that took place

around September , we did sampling around the primary mills and
the secondary mill section, this was a major project for me this
semester because it was time consuming and needed a more
effort and determination, we did mass balance across the points
from which feeds the mills to which is discharged by the mills , as
ill be showing using the flow diagrams during the course of the
project report. The samples were cut at the time interval of 30
minutes per 8cuts, t=0, t=30 and t=60 we did it this way in other
to can identify the changes of the stability of the plant in that
hour. Densities were also noted during the sampling campaign

In all those sampling points, I decided to do a mini project across

a cross the primary dewatering cyclone at t=30 , mass balancing
and the cyclones operability itself to see how it classifies its sizes
to the primary mills

DMS settling cone t=30 ( A)

particle
size(m)
2360.00
1700.00
1180.00
850.00
600.00
425.00
300.00
212.00
150.00
106.00
75.00
53.00
38.00
-38.00
Total

mass mass
cumulative % Cumulative
(g)
fraction passing U/S
% passing
o/s
0.20
0.29
99.71
0.29
0.60
0.86
98.86
1.15
1.40
2.00
96.86
3.15
2.90
4.14
92.72
7.29
6.80
9.70
83.02
16.99
7.20
10.27
72.75
27.26
11.1
15.83
56.92
0
43.09
9.70
13.84
43.08
56.93
10.5
14.98
28.10
0
71.91
7.60
10.84
17.26
82.75
4.60
6.56
10.70
89.31
2.20
3.14
7.56
92.45
1.30
1.85
5.71
94.3
4.00
5.71
0.00
100
70.1 100.00
0

mass fraction cyclone feed

20
15
mass %

10
5
0
0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

particle size (m)

Cumulative % passing
120
100
80

cumulative /efficiency

cumulative % passing U/S

60

Cumulative % passing o/s

40
20
0
0

1000 2000

3000

particle size (m)

14. Dewatering cyclone o/f A, t=30

particl mas mass
e
s
fraction
size(
(g)
m)
2360.0 0.0
0.00
0
0
1700.0 0.0
0.00
0
0
1180.0 0.0
0.00
0
0
850.00 0.0
0.00
0
600.00 0.5
0.56
0
425.00 0.9
1.01
0
300.00 1.9
2.14
0
212.00 1.6
1.80
0
150.00 2.7
3.04
0
106.00 4.2
4.73
0
75.00 7.7
8.67
0
53.00 8.5
9.58
0
38.00 8.0
9.01
0
-38.00 52.
59.45
77

cumulat Cumulative
ive %
o/s
passing
u/s
100.00
0
100.00

100.00

100.00

99.44

0.56

98.42

1.57

96.28

3.71

94.48

5.51

91.44

8.55

86.71

13.28

78.03

21.95

68.46

31.53

59.45

40.54

0.00

100

total

88.7
7

100.00

cumulative % passing
120
100
80

cumulative/efficiency

cumulative % passing
u/s
Cumulative o/s

60
40
20
0
0 20004000

particle size (m)

mass fraction cyclone o/f

70
60
50
40

mass fraction

mass % 30
20
10
0
0

500 1000 1500 2000 2500

particle size (m)

17. Dewatering cyclone u/f A, t=30

partic
le
size(
m)
2360.
00
1700.
00
1180.
00
850.0
0
600.0
0
425.0
0
300.0
0

mas mass
s (g) fractio
n

cumula Cumula
tive %
tive o/s
passing

0.00

0.00

100.00

0.50

0.94

99.06

0.94

0.80

1.51

97.55

2.45

1.90

3.58

93.97

6.03

4.80

9.04

84.93

15.07

5.00

9.42

75.51

24.49

9.10

17.14

58.36

41.63

212.0
0
150.0
0
106.0
0
75.00
53.00
38.00
38.00
total

8.10

15.26

43.10

56.89

8.50

16.01

27.09

72.9

6.70

12.62

14.47

85.52

3.50
1.70
0.70
1.78

6.59
3.20
1.32
3.35

7.87
4.67
3.35
0.00

92.11
95.31
96.63
100

53.0 100.00
8

mass fraction cyclone u/f

20
15
mass %

10

mass fraction

5
0
0

500 1000 1500 2000 2500

particle size (m)

Cumulative % passing
120
100
80

cumulative/ efficiency %

cumulative %
passing
Cumulative o/s

60
40
20
0
0

2000 4000

particle size (m)

mass %
70
60
dms settling
cone(cyclone feed)

50
40

dewatering cyclone
overflow

mass % 30

dewatering cyclone
underflow

20
10
0
0

500 1000 1500 2000 2500

particle size (m)

Overflow sample of the dewatering cyclone

Total wet mass = 6.87kg
Total dry mass =0.53kg
Underflow sample of the dewatering cyclone
Total wet mass = 13.65kg
Total dry mass =7.42kg
DMS settling cone (dewatering cyclone feed)
Total wet mass = 13.02kg
Total dry mass =5.82kg

material balance around the preparation plant was completed by the student

O=206.47T/h

F=10000 T/h
Xs/f= 0.195

Deslimming

Xs/o= 0.034
Yo= 28.4

YF= 4.13

Pm/o= 1.022T/m3

Pm/f= 2.69 T/m3

Qu= 795.13T/h
Xs/u= 0.65
= 0.54
Basis 1000T/hr as the overallYufeed
rate to the cyclone
Pm/u= 2.98 T/m3

Xs/f =

Yf=

Ms 5.82 kg
=
Mp 13.02 kg = 0.447
1Xs 10.447
=
=0.553
1
1

( Solid mass fraction )

(Dilution Ratio)

Underflow
Total wet mass = 13.65kg
Total dry mass =7.42kg

Xs/u =

Yu=

Ms 7.42kg
=
Mp 13.65 kg = 0.543

1Xs 10.543
=
=0.456
1
1

( Solid mass fraction )

(Dilution Ratio)

Overflow
Xs/0 =

Yo=

Ms 0.53 kg
=
Mp 6.87 kg = 0.077 ( Solid mass fraction)
1Xs 10.077
=
=0.922
1
1

(Dilution Ratio)

Overall solid balance

Fs = Us + Os.............(1)
1000= Us + Os
Us=1000- Os.............(2)
10000.481=0.089 Os+0.583 Us............(3)
481=0.089 Os+0.583 Us
Equation (2) into (3)

481=0.089 Os+0.583(1000- Os)

Os=206.47T/hr
Therefore : Us=1000- Os.............(2)
Us=1000- 206.47=793.52T/hr

Water balance
YfFs=YsUs + YoOs
Overall water balance
Fw = Uw + Ow.............(1)
1000= Uw + Ow
Uw=1000- Ow.............(2)
10000.518=0.910 Ow+0.417 Uw............(3)
518=0.910 Ow+0.417 Uw
Equation (2) into (3)
518=0.910Ow+0.417(1000- Ow)
Ow=204.86T/hr
Therefore : Uw=1000- Ow.............(2)
Us=1000- 204.86=795.13T/hr