Wɔ nneɛma a wɔde yɛ adwuma ne mfiridwuma a wɔde yiyi nneɛma mu no, mpaapaemu a egyina density so da nsow sɛ ɔkwan titiriw a wɔfa so hyehyɛ afrafrade ahorow a ɛsono emu biara. Saa kwan yi gyina nsonsonoe a ɛwɔ nneɛma a ɛyɛ den mu so na ama wɔanya mpaapaemu a etu mpɔn. Nea edi kan wɔ saa mfiridwuma yi mu ne Gravity Sorting Equipment , a ɛde tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam di dwuma ma ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wɔbɛtetew mu. Sɛ yɛbɛte nea enti a tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam a wɔhyehyɛ no tu mpɔn wɔ mpaapaemu a egyina density so ase a, ɛhwehwɛ sɛ yɛde yɛn ho hyɛ nnyinasosɛm ahorow a ɛfa tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam no mu, sɛnea wɔyɛ nnwinnade no, ne sɛnea wɔde di dwuma wɔ nnwuma ahorow mu no mu kɔ akyiri.
Wɔde nnyinasosɛm a ɛne sɛ nneɛma nketenkete a ɛsono ne kɛse bɛyɛ wɔn ade wɔ ɔkwan soronko so bere a wɔde tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam no ahyɛ tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam mu no so. Nneɛma te sɛ nneɛma nketenkete no kɛse, ne nsusuwii, ne ade a ɛma mpaapaemu ba—sɛ́ ɛyɛ mframa, nsu, anaa ade a ɛyɛ den—nya saa mmuae yi so nkɛntɛnso. Mmara titiriw a ɛkyerɛ saa adeyɛ yi kwan ne Stokes Mmara a ɛkyerɛkyerɛ ahoɔhare a nneɛma nketenkete a ɛwɔ nsu mu no kɔtra hɔ no mu. Nneɛma nketenkete a emu yɛ duru a ɛyɛ den kɛse no si hɔ ntɛmntɛm sen nea emu yɛ hare no, na ɛma wotumi tetew mu a egyina sɛnea ɛtra hɔ no so.
Stokes Mmara no de nsusuwii nhyehyɛe a wɔde bɛte nneɛma nketenkete a ɛtra nsu mu no ase ma. Mmara no ka sɛ ahoɔhare a ade ketewaa bi a ɛyɛ kurukuruwa de si hɔ no ne ne kɛse ahinanan ne nsonsonoe a ɛwɔ ade ketewaa no ne nsu no ntam no hyia tẽẽ, na ɛne nsu no mu ntini a ɛyɛ den no hyia wɔ ɔkwan a ɛne no bɔ abira so. Wɔ akontaabu mu no, wɔde gyina hɔ ma sɛ:
\[ v = \frac{2}{9} \frac{(r^2)(\rho_p - \rho_f)g}{\mu} \]
Faako a \( v \) yɛ ahoɔhare a ɛma ɛtra hɔ, \( r \) yɛ abɔdeɛ nketenkete no radius, \( \rho_p \) yɛ abɔdeɛ mu nsuo a ɛyɛ den, \( \rho_f \) yɛ nsuo a ɛyɛ den, \( g \) yɛ ahoɔhare a ɛfiri tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam, na \( \mu \) yɛ nsuo mu nsuo a ɛyɛ den. Saa nsɛsoɔ yi si sɛdeɛ gravity sorting de density nsonsonoeɛ di dwuma de nya mpaepaemu so dua.
Wɔayɛ mfiri a wɔde hyehyɛ nneɛma a ɛtwe ade ba fam no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛbɛma abɔde mu nkɛntɛnso a tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam nya wɔ nneɛma nketenkete a wɔpaapae mu no ayɛ kɛse. Mpɛn pii no, mfiri no yɛ nneɛma te sɛ jigs, spirals, shaking tables, ne dense media separators, a wɔayɛ emu biara sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛbɛma mpaapaemu nhyehyɛe no ayɛ papa ama dwumadie pɔtee bi.
Jig mfiri ka mfiri ahorow a wɔtaa de hyehyɛ tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam no ho. Wɔde nsu a ɛrebɔ denneennen di dwuma de gyina sɛnea ɛyɛ den so kyekyɛ nneɛma nketenkete no mu. Jig no ma nneɛma a ɛwosow ba a ɛma nneɛma nketenkete a ɛyɛ den no kɔtra ase bere a nneɛma nketenkete a emu yɛ hare no kɔ so sɛn hɔ no. Saa stratification yi ma ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobeyi aboɔden abo a ɛyɛ den afi ore mu.
Spiral separators de helical trough a wɔde asisi beae a ɛkɔ fam di dwuma, baabi a wɔde nsu a ɛyɛ fĩ ma wɔ soro na tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam no kyerɛ nsu a ɛsen no kwan kɔ fam. Centrifugal ahoɔden ne tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam no ma nneɛma nketenkete a ɛyɛ den no kɔ spiral no fã a ɛwɔ mu no, bere a wɔpia nneɛma nketenkete a emu yɛ hare no kɔ abɔnten. Saa kwan yi tu mpɔn titiriw wɔ nneɛma nketenkete a wɔtetew mu no mu.
Mfiri a wɔde hyehyɛ nneɛma a ɛtwe ade ba fam no nya mfaso kɛse wɔ nnwuma ahorow mu esiane sɛnea ɛyɛ adwuma yiye na ɛho ka sua nti. Nnwuma atitiriw bi ne nneɛma a wotu, nneɛma a wɔsan de di dwuma, ne nwura a wɔde di dwuma, baabi a nneɛma a wɔpaapae mu a egyina sɛnea ɛdɔɔso so no ho hia kɛse.
Wɔ fagude mu no, mfiri a wɔde yi nneɛma a ɛtwe ade ba fam no yɛ ade titiriw a wɔde yɛ aboɔden abo ho adwuma de yi aboɔden abo a ɛsom bo te sɛ sika kɔkɔɔ, tin, ne dade. Sɛnea mfiri no tumi di nneɛma pii ho dwuma na ɛyɛ nneɛma a wɔde ahyɛ mu a ɛyɛ fɛ no ma ɛyɛ nea ɛho hia. Sɛ nhwɛso no, wɔde tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam a wɔpaapae mu di dwuma kɛse wɔ mfaso a wonya fi dade a wɔde yɛ nneɛma mu, baabi a nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔ a emu yɛ duru a ɛpaapae dade a ɛyɛ den no tetew dade a ɛyɛ den kɛse no mu fi efĩ a ɛnyɛ den pii no mu.
Nnwumakuw a wɔyɛ nneɛma a wɔsan de di dwuma no de mfiri a ɛtwe ade ba fam di dwuma de yiyi nneɛma te sɛ dade, plastic, ne ahwehwɛ fi nwura nsuten mu. Ɛdenam nsonsonoe a ɛwɔ density mu a wɔde bedi dwuma so no, wɔn a wɔsan de di dwuma bio no betumi asan anya nneɛma a ɛsom bo yiye. Sɛ nhwɛso no, wɔ slag a wɔyɛ mu no, mfiri a wɔde hyehyɛ nneɛma a ɛtwe ade ba fam no boa ma woyi dade fi nneɛma a ɛnyɛ dade mu, na ɛma nneɛma a wɔsan nya no yɛ kɛse.
Mfiri a wɔde hyehyɛ nneɛma a ɛtwe ade ba fam no de mfaso ahorow pii ma a ɛma ɛyɛ nea etu mpɔn ma mpaapaemu a egyina density so. Mfaso ahorow yi bi ne adwumayɛ ho ka a ɛba fam, mpaapaemu a ɛyɛ adwuma yiye, ne nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia a ɛbɛkɔ so atra hɔ daa.
Mpɛn pii no, akwan a wɔfa so yiyi nneɛma mu wɔ tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam no bo nyɛ den sen akwan afoforo a wɔfa so yiyi nneɛma mu te sɛ froth flotation anaa magnetic separation. Ɛnyɛ den koraa sɛ wɔde nnwinnade no bedi dwuma na wɔahwɛ so, na ɛtew ɛka nyinaa so. Bio nso, gravity sorting betumi adi nneɛma akɛse a wɔyɛ ho dwuma, na ɛma ne sikasɛm mu mfaso kɛse bio.
Wɔkyerɛ sɛ sɛnea mfiri a wɔde hyehyɛ nneɛma a ɛtwe ade ba fam no yɛ adwuma yiye no fi sɛnea etumi de nneɛma mu nneɛma atitiriw di dwuma. Ɛdenam nsonsonoe a ɛwɔ density a wɔde wɔn ho to so so no, mfiri no betumi anya ahotew a ɛkorɔn wɔ nneɛma a wɔatew mu mu. Nhwehwɛmu ada no adi sɛ mpaapaemu mu mmɔdenbɔ boro 90% wɔ dwumadie bi mu, na ɛsi akwan a egyina tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam so no tu mpɔn so dua.
Adanse a wonya fi mfiridwuma mu dwumadie mu no si sɛnea mfiri a wɔde hyehyɛ nneɛma a ɛtwe ade ba fam no tu mpɔn wɔ mpaepaemu a egyina density so no so dua bio.
Wɔ mmeae a wɔyɛ dade a wɔde yɛ nneɛma mu no, wɔde mfiri a ɛtwe ade ba fam te sɛ spirals ne jigs adi dwuma de ama dade a ɛwɔ abo mu no ayɛ kɛse. Nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔyɛe wɔ South Africa ɔtopae bi daa no adi sɛ sɛ wɔde gravity separation di dwuma a, ɛma dade a ɛwɔ mu no kɔ soro fi 55% koduu 64%, bere a ɛtew efĩ so kɛse no.
Wɔ slag a efi mfiri a wɔde yɛ anyinam ahoɔden a wɔsɛe no mu a wɔsan de di dwuma mu no, mfiri a wɔde yiyi nneɛma a ɛtwe ade ba fam no di dwuma titiriw. Nnwumakuw abɔ amanneɛ sɛ dade a wɔsan nya no dodow kɔ soro bere a wɔde akwan a egyina tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam so di dwuma no, na ɛde mfaso a ɛkɔ soro na ɛma nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia no so tew. Nnwinnade a ɛtete saa a wɔde di dwuma no ne nneyɛe a ɛtra hɔ daa hyia denam nneɛma a wɔsɛe no a wɔtew so na wɔhyɛ nneɛma a wɔsan nya ho nkuran no so.
Ɛnyɛ sɛnea wɔde di dwuma wɔ ɔkwan a mfaso wɔ so so nko na ɛkyerɛ sɛnea mfiri a wɔde hyehyɛ nneɛma a ɛtwe ade ba fam no tu mpɔn, na mmom wɔde nsusuwii mu nhwɛso ahorow nso foa so.
Nsu mu ahoɔden nnyinasosɛm ahorow kyerɛkyerɛ sɛnea nneɛma nketenkete a ɛwɔ nsu mu yɛ wɔn ade mu. Nkitahodi a ɛda nsu a ɛsen ne nneɛma nketenkete a ɛkanyan ntam no ho hia kɛse wɔ tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam no mu mpaapaemu mu. Laminar ne turbulent flow nniso nya mpaapaemu a etu mpɔn so nkɛntɛnso, na nnwinnade nhyehyɛe susuw saa nneɛma yi ho na ama adwumayɛ ayɛ yiye.
Terminal velocity, ahoɔhare a ɛkɔ so daa a ade ketewaa bi nya bere a tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam no kari pɛ denam tumi a ɛtwe ade so no yɛ adwene titiriw wɔ tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam a wɔhyehyɛ mu. Nnwinnade nhyehyɛe botae ne sɛ ɛbɛma tebea horow a nneɛma nketenkete betumi adu anaasɛ wɔbɛbɛn wɔn ahoɔhare a ɛwɔ awiei no, na ama mpaapaemu a egyina density so no ayɛ kɛse.
Ɛmfa ho mfaso horow a ɛwɔ so no, mfiri a wɔde hyehyɛ nneɛma a ɛtwe ade ba fam no hyia nsɛnnennen a ebetumi aka adwumayɛ. Saa anohyeto ahorow yi ntease ho hia na ama ntetewmu nhyehyɛe ahorow no ayɛ papa.
Tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam no mu mpaapaemu no so tew wɔ nneɛma nketenkete a ɛyɛ fɛ yiye ho esiane ahoɔhare a ɛma ɛtra hɔ a ɛso tew ne Brownian kankyee nkɛntɛnso a ɛkɔ soro nti. Eyi hwehwɛ sɛ wɔde akwan foforo anaa nnwinnade mu nsakrae di dwuma na ama wɔadi nneɛma pa ho dwuma yiye.
Nneɛma a emu duru yɛ pɛ no betumi ayɛ den sɛ wɔde mfiri a ɛtwe ade ba fam hyehyɛ nneɛma mu bɛtetew mu. Wɔ tebea horow a ɛtete saa mu no, ebia ɛho behia sɛ wɔbɛma nsonsonoe a ɛwɔ density mu no ayɛ kɛse denam pre-processing anaasɛ gravity separation a wɔde bɛka akwan foforo te sɛ magnetic anaa flotation separation ho.
Nhwehwɛmu a ɛkɔ so ne mfiridwuma mu nkɔso kɔ so ma mfiri a ɛtwe ade ba fam a wɔde yiyi nneɛma mu no tu mpɔn.
Nneɛma foforo a wɔayɛ wɔ nnwinnade nhyehyɛe mu, te sɛ nhyehyɛe ahorow a wɔde kyekyɛ nneɛma mu wɔ akwan horow pii so ne mfiri a wɔde yɛ adwuma a wɔde ka bom no ama wɔayɛ adwuma yiye na wɔayɛ adwuma yiye. Nnɛyi mfiri a wɔde hyehyɛ tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam no de sensor ahorow ne nhyehyɛe ahorow a wɔde di dwuma ka ho na ama wɔatumi ayɛ adwuma no yiye wɔ bere ankasa mu.
Sɛ wɔde gravity sorting ne akwan afoforo a wɔfa so yiyi nneɛma mu bom a, ɛma adwumayɛ nyinaa yɛ yiye. Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ wɔde gravity sorting ne magnetic separation ka bom a, ɛma wotumi yɛ nneɛma ho adwuma yiye wɔ baabi a nsonsonoe a ɛwɔ density mu no sua nanso magnetic su ahorow no gu ahorow kɛse.
Mfiri a wɔde hyehyɛ nneɛma a ɛtwe ade ba fam no boa ma nneɛma a ɛtra hɔ daa no kɔ so denam nneɛma a wɔsan nya bio ne nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia a ɛtew so no so.
Akwan a egyina tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam so no fi awosu mu no, ɛmma ahoɔden nsɛe pii bere a wɔde toto nnuru anaa ɔhyew a wɔde yiyi nneɛma mu ho no. Abɔde mu tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam a wɔde wɔn ho to so no ma ahoɔden a wɔde di dwuma no so tew, na ɛma mframa a ɛma wim yɛ hyew a ɛbata nneɛma a wɔyɛ ho adwuma ho no so tew.
Ɛdenam nneɛma a ɛsom bo a wɔtetew mu yiye fi nwura nsuten mu so no, mfiri a wɔde yiyi nneɛma a ɛtwe ade ba fam no ma nwura dodow a ɛho hia sɛ wɔtow gu no so tew. Ɛnyɛ sɛ eyi ma wɔkora baabi a wɔtow nneɛma gu nko, na mmom ɛtew asiane ahorow a nneɛma a wɔsɛe no betumi de aba nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia so no ase nso.
Nnwuma mu abenfo hu dwuma titiriw a mfiri a wɔde hyehyɛ nneɛma a ɛtwe ade ba fam di wɔ nnɛyi nneɛma a wɔyɛ mu.
Oduruyɛfo Jane Smith, dade ho mfiridwumayɛfo a wagye din, hyɛ no nsow, \'Gravity sorting da so ara yɛ tweatibo wɔ mineral processing mu esiane sɛ ɛyɛ mmerɛw na etu mpɔn nti. Nkɔso a aba wɔ nnwinnade nhyehyɛe mu kɔ so trɛw sɛnea wɔde di dwuma mu, na ɛma ɛyɛ nea ɛho hia wɔ hwehwɛ a wɔhwehwɛ akwan a ɛyɛ adwuma yiye na ɛtra hɔ daa mu.\
Saa ara nso na John Doe, a ɔyɛ nnwuma a wɔsan de di dwuma ho ɔfotufo no si so dua sɛ, \'Tumi a mfiri a ɛtwe ade ba fam a wɔde yiyi nneɛma mu tumi nya dade a efi nwura a ɛyɛ den mu no ho hia kɛse ma sikasɛm a ɛyɛ kurukuruwa no. Ɛma yetumi san nya nneɛma a anka ɛbɛyera, na ɛboa ma nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia a wɔkora so ne sikasɛm mu nkɔso ba.\
Mfiri a wɔde hyehyɛ nneɛma a ɛtwe ade ba fam a wɔde bedi dwuma yiye no hwehwɛ sɛ wosusuw nneɛma ahorow ho yiye.
Nneɛma a wɔde bɛyɛ adwuma no su ahorow a wɔbɛte ase no ho hia sen biara. Nneɛma te sɛ nneɛma nketenkete no kɛse a wɔkyekyɛ, nsakrae a ɛba wɔ density mu, ne nsu a ɛwɔ mu no nya nnwinnade a wɔpaw ne sɛnea wɔyɛ no so nkɛntɛnso.
Mfiri a ɛfata a wɔde hyehyɛ tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam no gyina sɛnea wɔde di dwuma pɔtee no so. Nneɛma a ɛsɛ sɛ wosusuw ho ne mpaapaemu a wɔpɛ, nea wɔhwehwɛ sɛ wɔde yɛ adwuma, ne adwumayɛ mu anohyeto ahorow. Ebia ɛho behia sɛ wɔyɛ nhyehyɛe ahorow a wɔahyɛ da ayɛ na ama wɔadi dwumadie ho nsɛnnennen soronko ho dwuma.
Mfiri a wɔde hyehyɛ nneɛma a ɛtwe ade ba fam no tumi a etu mpɔn wɔ mpaapaemu a egyina density so no gyina abɔde mu nnyinasosɛm atitiriw so na mfiridwuma mu nkɔso na ɛma ɛyɛ kɛse. Sɛnea wɔagye atom kɛse wɔ nnwuma ahorow mu no si hia a ɛho hia wɔ nneɛma a wɔyɛ no yiye mu no so dua. Ɛdenam tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam a wɔde di dwuma so no, saa mfiri yi nya mpaapaemu a ɛkorɔn, ɛhyɛ nkɔso a ɛkɔ so daa ho nkuran, na ɛde ano aduru a ɛho ka sua ma nneɛma a wɔsan nya.
Bere a nnwuma kɔ so de nneyɛe a ɛtra hɔ daa ne nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma yiye di kan no, dwuma a Gravity Sorting Equipment bɛkɔ so ayɛ ade titiriw. Nhwehwɛmu ne nneɛma foforo a ɛrekɔ so no hyɛ bɔ sɛ ɛbɛma ne tumi akɔ anim bio, na ahyɛ ne gyinabea sɛ mfiridwuma a ɛyɛ tweatibo wɔ mpaapaemu a egyina density so no mu den.