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Valto J Makitalo

Launo L Lilja

Bror G Nyman

Stig-Erik Hultholm

Simo A Makipirtti

Matti O Leiponen

Seppo S Jounela

Mauri J Peuralinna

Pentti J Kaasinen

Lasse J Valli

Helge J Krogerus

Timo Saarenpaa

Raimo J Leimala

Timo T Koivunen

Martti Johannes Jormanainen

Kalevi J Kunttu

Stig-Erik Hulthom

Sti-Erik Hultholm

Seppo S Jounel

Method and apparatus for producing feed mixture

The invention relates to a method for extracting metals from large solution flows in liquid--liquid solvent extraction and to an apparatus for realizing the same. By employing the method and apparatus of the invention, it is possible to choose which phase is maintained continuous at the dispersion stage, while the other phase remains as drops, to prevent the aeration of the organic phase and to pump the phases further at a low circumferential speed in order to prevent emulsification. Another object of the invention is to make the dispersion removed from the settler unit spread in the settler unit over the whole transversal area thereof. The method and apparatus of the invention are particularly well suited to large copper extraction plants.

Method for extracting metals from large solution flows and apparatus for

The invention relates to a method for forming controlled vortexes and for circulating gas thereby in a reactor (1, 15) containing liquid or a suspension of liquid and solids. Into the reactor there is also fed gas, so that the liquid is set into a turbulent motion by means of mixers (4, 17, 18) and flow baffles (6, 17, 19). By means of adjustable flow baffles (6, 19), there are created in the reactor at least two vortexes (10), external to the mixer shaft, for sucking gas from the suspension surface into the liquid phase.

Method and apparatus for forming controlled vortexes and for

The invention relates to a method for feeding a reaction gas, such as oxygen or oxygen-enriched air to a flash smelting furnace through a concentrate burner, so that the gas is fed in around a pulverous material distribution channel located in the middle of the burner. Oxygen or oxygen-enriched air is fed into the reaction shaft through tubular channels in several separate gas jets, and the discharge velocity of the gas jets is adjusted. The invention also relates to an apparatus for feeding reaction gas through a concentrate burner to a flash smelting furnace (4), wherein the reaction gas is fed in around a pulverous material distribution channel (3) located in the middle of the concentrate burner, in which channel there is formed an annular burner chamber (8) inside which the reaction gas is made to flow into the reaction shaft (5) essentially through gas distribution tubes (9) parallel to the vertical axis of the reaction shaft, at least at their bottom end, so that at the top end of the gas distribution tubes there is installed an adjusting member (10) adjusting the discharge velocity of the reaction gas.

Method for adjusting the supply of a reaction gas to be fed into a

The invention relates to a boiler construction successive to a smelting furnace, particularly a flash smelting furnace, whereby a direct flow from the radiation section of a waste heat boiler to the convection section thereof is prevented by means of an intermediate plate located in the boiler, advantageously made of cooler pipes and arranged in a direction essentially parallel to the flow. At the same time, the return of the gas flow to the outlet opening of the smelting furnace is prevented in order to reduce the tendency to dust accretions caused by the gases. By means of a flow pattern thus optimized, the eddy currents or dead areas in the radiation section are remarkably reduced, which lengthens the delay time advantageous mainly for heat transfer.

Method and apparatus for improving heat and dust recovery in a waste

A method for oxidizing the pulverous fuel of a furnace, advantageously a flash smelting furnace, by means of a burner, so that the oxidation takes place mainly owing to an effective mixing of two different combustion gases, pulverous fuel and possibly an extra fuel, in the furnace space. The combustion gases are conducted into the furnace space in separate jet flows, so that oxygen is fed in through the center in an at least partly turbulent flow, and the air is fed around it in several separate flows. A burner for mixing pulverous fuel and combustion gas and for burning them in the furnace space is described.

Method for oxidizing pulverous fuel with two gases having different

The invention relates to a method for feeding a reaction gas, such as oxygen or oxygen-enriched air to a flash smelting furnace through a concentrate burner, so that the gas is fed in around a pulverous material distribution channel located in the middle of the burner. Oxygen or oxygen-enriched air is fed into the reaction shaft through tubular channels in several separate gas jets, and the discharge velocity of the gas jets is adjusted. The invention also relates to an apparatus for feeding reaction gas through a concentrate burner to a flash smelting furnace (4), wherein the reaction gas is fed in around a pulverous material distribution channel (3) located in the middle of the concentrate burner, in which channel there is formed an annular burner chamber (8) inside which the reaction gas is made to flow into the reaction concentrate essentially through gas distribution tubes (9) parallel to the vertical axis of the reaction shaft, at least at their bottom end, so that at the top end of the gas distribution tubes there is installed an adjusting member (10) adjusting the discharge velocity of the reaction gas.

Multipurpose burner designed for adjusting the supply of a reaction gas

The invention relates to a method for oxidizing the pulverous fuel of a furnace, advantageously a flash smelting furnace, by means of a burner, so that the oxidation takes place mainly owing to an effective mixing of two different combustion gases, pulverous fuel and possibly an extra fuel in the furnace space. The combustion gases are conducted into the furnace space in separate flows, so that oxygen is fed in through the center in an at least partly turbulent flow, and the air is fed around it in several separate flows. The invention also relates to a burner for mixing pulverous fuel and combustion gas and for burning them in the said furnace space.

Apparatus for oxidizing pulverous fuel with two gases having different

The invention relates to a method for maintaining a continuous mixing extending throughout the transversal section of the reactor space in a liquid containing solids and gas, and for simultaneously separating gas or gas and solids from the liquid. The invention also relates to an apparatus whereby the mixing is maintained, and simultaneously at least one phase is removed from the liquid under agitation. In a particularly advantageous fashion the method and apparatus of the present invention are suited for the stirring of bioreactors, as well as to removing gas and solids from the said reactors.

Method for mixing liquid, solids and gas and for simultaneously

The invention relates to an apparatus for feeding air into a flotation cell provided with a rotor and a stator. According to the present invention, air is fed into the intermediate space formed in between the rotor and stator covers, to above the rotor, wherefrom the air is distributed symmetrically.

Apparatus for feeding air into a flotation cell

The invention relates to a method for mixing liquids into each other or different phases into liquid by employing a double loop circulation, created below the surface zone of a reactor, in order to maintain an intensive mixing. It is characteristic of this Bottom Toroidal Roll or BTR principle that the employed mixer has a strong bottom draft and presses obliquely downwards, and that the mixer is installed according to the mixing method of this invention and that the flow pattern thereof is controlled in an exactly determined fashion. In our method the mixer jet hits the cylinder surface of the reactor, so that the jet is divided into two roughly equal parts by adjusting this distribution by means of a back-flow guiding member of the invention, which guiding member is located above the mixer. The rolling motion taking place in the reactor is controlled by means of specific baffles.

Method for creating double loop flow

The present invention relates to a method for concentrating a certain mineral fraction attached to air bubbles from a slurry to the foam layer accumulated on the surface, so that the concentration takes place in three different mixing zones. The apparatus of the invention is formed of a colon-like flotation arrangement and of flow guides, a flow attenuator and an agitator belonging thereto. The flotation reactions are created in the bottom zone, wherefrom air bubbles and mineral particles carried by them are directed in a controlled fashion onto the surface of the apparatus. The flotation apparatus is so designed, that a strong agitation in the bottom zone can be used without causing harmful separation of the foam in the bottom part of the apparatus.

Method for concentrating ore slurries by means of intensive agitation

A method and apparatus for mixing two different phases in a liquid-liquid extraction process and for separating the phases employs a spiral stirrer having two tubular coils for creating homogeneous circulation throughout a mixer. The stirrer rotates at a relatively slow speed to create an upward flow from bottom to top of the mixer near the mixer periphery and a downward flow in the middle of the mixer. The mixer has a flow reversing profile ring and is designed to prevent aeration and formation of an emulsion.

Method and apparatus for mixing and separating two liquid phases while

The invention relates to a method for maintaining a continuous mixing in a liquid throughout the transversal reactor space, and for simultaneously separating from the liquid either another liquid, a solid material or possibly gas. The invention also relates to an apparatus whereby the mixing is maintained and simultaneously another phase is separated from the liquid under agitation.

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Valto J Makitalo