Computer aided flow sheet design for fine ore circuits

Abstract

With the increasing importance, complexity and therefore investment for the fine ore benefication circuits, the optimal design of the circuit is of paramnount importance. This paper outlines a computer package developed at Indian School of Mines, with research grants from DAE and AICTE, to interactively design any complex flow sheet for the fine ore beneficiation circuit, after the grinding circuit, when the mineral characterstics and process performance parameters have been established earlier through labor-atory tests, pilot scale studies and/or performance evalu-ation of similar operating plants.