Advanced Control and Supervision of Mineral Processing Plants

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sbr̀baro, Daniel. (Editor), del Villar, Ren.̌ (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2010.
• Series: Advances in Industrial Control,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Chemical engineering.; Mines and mineral resources.; Structural control (Engineering).; Materials.; Control.; Mineral Resources.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment.; Metallic Materials.
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Modern mineral processing plants are required to be safe and profitable and to minimize their environmental impact. The consequent quest for higher operational standards at reduced cost is leading the industry towards automation technologies as capital-effective means of attaining these objectives....

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Sensor Systems and Measurement Processing
• Soft-sensing
• Vision-based Sensors
• Dynamic Modeling, Simulation and Control of Comminution Systems
• Dynamic Modeling and Control of Flotation Columns
• Industrial Products for Advanced Control of Mineral Processing Plants
• Appendices: Software Packages Used in Soft-sensor Model Development; Mineral Processing Toolbox for MATLABʼ and Simulinkʼ.