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WhatsApp: +86 18838072829A general procedure for a centrifugal float and sink test is given in annex A. A typical procedure for treating and testing a sample of raw coal is described in annex B. Some practical hints on float and sink testing are given in annex C.
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WhatsApp: +86 18838072829For all samples tested, the Roben Jig was successful in creating a clean coal sample similar to that of the floatandsink method but with better thermal rheology. For coals A to E, clean coal composites were made no less than 20 kg in order to charge the soleheated oven for smallscale carbonization. For coal F, bulk float/sink, flotation ...
WhatsApp: +86 18838072829The separation efficiency of each coal differed significantly. Particle size distributions of the coals and their float and sink fractions were analysed using a Laser Particle Size Analyser. A Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) was used to interpret the liberation of minerals from the coal particles.
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WhatsApp: +86 18838072829The size distribution and floatandsink data produced by the washability analysis of coal samples provide the data to develop partition curves that can be used to predict the performance efficiency of cleaning equipment (Nasir et al. 2012; Souza et al. 2012). Floatandsink tests are widely used for coal analysis, because they can help to ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18838072829Coarser fractions were characterized by floatsink test and ultrafine fraction (− mm) by release analysis. Laboratoryscale shaking table tests were performed on the coarser fractions to evaluate the effects of table tilt and water flowrate on clean coal yield, ash, and sulfur.
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WhatsApp: +86 18838072829For the comparison, the floatsink test of < mm coal was performed. The upgrading curves can be used for the analysis of the separation process [47,48,49,50]. The comparison of floatsink and release flotation tests is given in Figure 8. The content of fluorine in clean coal increases as yields increase.
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