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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2009
John White, Melbourne, FL (US);
Mark E. Blue, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Derik T. Ehresman, Indialantic, FL (US);
John White, Melbourne, FL (US);
Mark E. Blue, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Derik T. Ehresman, Indialantic, FL (US);
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A process of regulating the water content of water-fluidized oil sand ore during processing of the ore is disclosed. The weight (m) of a sample charge of oil sand ore having a bulk volume (V) is determined. The inter granular voids of the sample charge are then filled with water, and the weight (m) of the added inter granular water is determined. A target specific gravity value (SG) is selected for the fluidized oil sand ore. The volume of additional water, ΔV, to add to a sample charge of bulk volume V, to achieve the target specific gravity value (SG) is calculated by solving the following equation: The determined volume ΔV of additional water per bulk volume Vof oil sand ore to be processed is added to the oil sand ore, producing water-fluidized oil sand ore. The ore is then processed to concentrate the bitumen.