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Froth Application
The problem of handling froth in some process The mining industry is a primary example where
circuits can be very frustrating. Froth often will air pumping operations can be plagued by froth and
bind a pump. The Warman® froth inducer blade high viscosity problems. In the liberation of minerals
impeller is designed to solve this problem, through from ore, the minerals are often floated through
less surging and higher efficiencies from smaller the use of strong flotation agents. Tough bubbles
pumps. carry the copper, molybdenum or iron tails to be
recovered and further processed. These tough
Viscous slurries bubbles create havoc with many slurry pumps, often
An additional benefit of this froth impeller design leading to the selection of overly large and inefficient
and oversized inlet is that it raises the solids pumps. Warman® froth pumps are small and
concentration limits that a centrifugal pump can efficient. The inducer impeller and oversized inlet
handle. As the main problem of handling froth very effectively enable the froth or viscous slurries to
is similar to that of handling viscous slurries - get into the impeller allowing the pump to transport
namely, getting the slurry into the pump so it it to the next destination.
can be pumped - this pump has proven to be a
Low power costs, reliable operation, minimal
high performer in dense media viscous slurries.
surging, and feed tank overflow make
Additionally, flow surging problems common to other
Warman® froth pumps user friendly.
centrifugal pump designs at low flows are eliminated
for viscous slurries.
The series of heavy duty Warman® froth
pumps (AHF/MF/LF) is based on the
well-known Warman® AH® pumps and
Warman® L pumps, modified for difficult
froth slurry
AH_ LF_ MF
0 0
2 3 4 5 6 7 89 2 3 4 5 6 7 89 2 3 4
100 1,000 10,000
*Lower light blue areas: recommended maximum operating range on aerated slurries
inducer froth
impeller
oversize packing
inlet
lip seal
Excellent performance on abrasive In the second stage of the process, the secondary
mineral froth slurry and available for inducer promotes axial movement of the gas
popular Warman® froth pumps containing mixture out the chamber vent, while at the
same time rotating the mixture inside the chamber for
The Warman® advanced centrifugal froth pump with additional separation of solids back to the process by
CARS is designed to handle separation and removal of the centrifugal action of the main impeller back vanes.
gas in a two-stage process.
This arrangement has no reliance on tight running
In the first stage, the flow inducer blade of the clearances. All wetted parts are made of wear resistant
Warman® froth pump impeller promotes movement materials for problem-free handling of abrasive solid
of the froth slurry into the impeller eye, while particles.
imposing pre-rotation for initial separation of high
gas containing fraction towards the center of the
inlet and towards vent holes located on the impeller
back shroud. A secondary inducer is shaft mounted
and located behind the impeller in the gas collection
chamber.
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WARMAN® Centrifugal Slurry Pumps
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LINATEX® Rubber Products
VULCO® Wear Resistant Linings
CAVEX® Hydrocyclones
ENDURON® Comminution Equipment
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ISOGATE® Slurry Valves
MULTIFLO® Mine Dewatering Solutions
HAZLETON® Specialty Slurry Pumps
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