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Invention Journal of Research Technology in Engineering & Management (IJRTEM) www.ijrtem.com ǁ Volume 1 ǁ Issue 9 ǁ

ISSN: 2455-3689

Analysis for predicting the Input Interactions of HBF Performance at -10 µm Particles Size for treating at Iron Ore Fines grade 24% to 29%. Roopa Navalli[1], Harshit B Kulkarni [2], Praveen kumar Hiremath [3] , Sangamesh Desai[4] 1,2

(Faculty, Mechanical Engineering Department, KLS GIT Belgavi, Karnataka, India) 3 (Student M.Tech Production Management, KLS GIT Belgavi,) 4(DGM Maintenance OBP 2 JSW Toranagallu Ballari Karnataka, India)

ABSTRACT: Dewatering is an important process in any mineral industry. It is a process which removes the unwanted material from the liquid solid suspension called slurry by using a filter element which separates the unwanted fluid material from the solids from the feed. The paper attempts to establish the way towards analysis of Hyper Baric Filter (HBF) performance at -10μm particle size treating iron ore fines (24% to 29%). Dewatering in HBF, requires reduction in moisture and material throughput rate in terms of per hour so as to increase the performance of HBF. The present work carried out illustrates a method to predict the influence of process input parameter such as vessel pressure, snap blow and filter disk rotation for reduction in moisture percentage level and material for reduction moisture percentage level and material throughput rate for particle size in the range of 24% to 29%. Using Design of Experiments (DOE) a linear regression model is developed to study the performance of HBF full factorial design method using ANOVA to analyze the data. Validation of the results is performed by comparing the experimental values and predicted values for Material through put rate in terms of cycles/hr and reduction in moisture percentage by weight and hot spots.

Keywords: Hyper Baric Filter, dewatering, design of experiments, size of particles, vessel pressure. INTRODUCTION The increasingly higher portion of fine particles causes several problems in the filtration of iron ore concentrates. One drawback is that remarkable quantities of slurry are attached to the very fine particles because of their specific surface area. Furthermore, fine particles also reduce the size of the capillaries in the filter cake. In fact, the Hyper baric filter is considered to be the efficient dewatering equipment for the treating coal. The Hyperbaric Filter is a closed system (inside the pressure vessel) as shown in figure 1.1[1]

n Cake Dewatering Zone

Snap Blow

Cake Formation Zone

Fig. 1.1: Closed System Fig. 1.

2: Components of HBF

Fig. 1.3: Filtration Zones of a Disc filter

(Courtesy: JSW STEELS, Toranagallu, Manual)

Fig.1.2 shows the main components and the function of a hyperbaric filter. The suspension is pumped into the trough (6) continuously during filtration. The agitators (7) to maintain the suspension are either single devices between the filter discs or a paddle agitator is installed at the bottom. After filtration, the cake discharged is conveyed to the double gate discharging system (8). The control disc divides the filtration or dewatering process into three functions, as shown in Fig.1.3 The Zones are: Cake formation (The disc sectors are submerged in the suspension), Dewatering (The air pressure applied removes the liquid from the filter cake) and the Snap-blow to assisted cake discharge [1].

LITERATURE REVIEW Many researchers have worked in this area and have investigated the most influencing factors as follows. Dong-Jin Sung et al. [2] investigated the study of pressure filtration for dewatering of coal fines. The impact of five most influencing factors such as pressure applied filtration period, lump thickness, concentration of solids in feed and slurry, pH on cake moisture, reduction of moisture percentage on discharged lumps and air consumption were researched and studied. They found that the filtration duration, pressure applied and lump thickness had major influence on consumption of air as well s reduction of moisture percentage in filtered pumps. Manoj K Mohanty et al. [3] highlighted the dewatering of coal. The objective of the research was to obtain an improved understanding the influence of feed solid content and volumetric flow that affected the clean coal recovery. M K Mohanty et al. also explored the correctness or fitness of recently developed dewatering technique that is (SBF) steel belt filter, for filtration of coal fines. They used Response Surface Methodology with factorial design method for optimization of filtration process. Kenneth J. Miller and Wu-Wey Wen [4] employed a 6 inch continuous screen bowl centrifuge in pilot plant study designed to evaluate the effect of reagent addition, coal particle size distribution, slurry feed rate, and slurry feed solids concentration on dewatering of finely ground Pittsburgh bed coal. | Volume 1 | Issue 9|

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