based on work in: "FLOWING FILM CONCENTRATORS" by

Constant

F. B. Michell in Gravity Conentration

To use enter the required in
data
the highlighted cells
For a given sluice angle and depth of flow, the distance a particle has to flow
to settle to the bottom.

Water density and viscosity are temperature dependent, enter the operating
o

temperature in C
Water
Temperature

20.00

Velocity in a sluice is dependent on the angle the sluice is mounted at, enter the angle
in degress and the operating depth in centimeters.
angle =
1.00
degree
Depth =
2.54
cm
Performance is depenedent on the size and density of the particles. Enter the the size
of the particles in centimeters along the top and the % by weight in each range.
Note Total should equal 100%
Particle Size (cm)
0.03
0.05
0.10
0.25
0.50
0.75
% by Weight
Total
5.00%
6.00%
11.50%
17.00%
28.00%
32.50%
100.0%
Enter the desired operating density in % Solids by weight (normally 10% or less)
% Solids by Weight
10.0%
Then Provide the approximate density distribution and % weight for each density fraction.

Note Total should equal 100%

% Wt
S.G

Total:

30.00%
25.00%
18.50%
8.30%
4.90%
3.30%
2.90%
3.75%
2.25%
1.00%
0.10%
100.00%

2.50
2.65
2.75
2.85
2.95
3.05
3.15
3.30
3.50
3.70
5.00

The distance (z) needed to settle particles of that size and density are calculated.

Then the average particle size and density is calculated, and the distance
to settle that particle is calculated. And the water flow needed for a unit
width sluice is calculated.
For determining the flow required for a particluar sluice enter the width and length in
centimeters and the water flow requirements are calculated.
Sluice Dimensions
Width
Length
1 60.00
214.00 cm
2 90.00
245.00 cm

based on work in: "FLOWING FILM CONCENTRATORS" by

Constant

Gravity
981 cm/sec^2
on the input page
For a given sluice angle and depth of flow, the distance a particle has to flow
to settle to the bottom.
Water
angle =
1.00
degree
o
C
Temperature
20.00
Depth =
2.54
cm
1.00
o
68 F
% by Weight
0.50%
0.60%
Distance (z) (cm) =
Water Density
0.9968 Sp.Gr.
Particle Size (cm)
Water Viscosity
1.002 Cp
% Wt
0.03
0.05
1.005 Cs
3.0%
2.50
952.58
238.15
2.5%
2.65
855.97
213.99
Average Particle Size
0.44
cm
1.9%
2.75
801.76
200.44
Average Solids Density
2.74
Sp.Gr.
0.8%
2.85
754.01
188.50
% Solids
10%
Weight
0.5%
2.95
711.62
177.91
% Solids
4.28% volume
0.3%
3.05
673.75
168.44
Slurry Density
1.171 Sp.Gr.
0.3%
3.15
639.70
159.93
Slurry Viscosity
1.109 Cp
0.4%
3.30
594.63
148.66
0.947 Cs
0.2%
3.50
543.57
135.89
Ave.
Distance (z) =
2.58
cm
0.1%
3.70
500.58
125.15
1.02
inch
0.0%
5.00
330.63
82.66
Flow per unit width
10.0%
Volume (Q)=
38.88 cc/sec
Distance (z) (in) =
Particle Size (in)
F. B. Michell in Gravity Conentration
To use enter the required data

in the highlighted cells

2,333.03 cc/min
0.61 g/min
Sluice Dimensions

Width
Water flow

60.00
214.00
139,982 cc/min

Width
Water flow

23.62
36.40

Width
Water flow

35.43
54.59

cm

Length
84.25

inches

g/min
Length

90.00
245.00
209,973 cc/min

Width
Water flow

Length

cm

Length
96.46

g/min

inches

2.50
2.65
2.75
2.85
2.95
3.05
3.15
3.30
3.50
3.70
5.00

0.01
375.03
337.00
315.65
296.85
280.17
265.26
251.85
234.11
214.00
197.08
130.17

0.02
93.76
84.25
78.91
74.21
70.04
66.31
62.96
58.53
53.50
49.27
32.54

g = 9.81 m/s2 = 32.2 ft/s2

inches
1.15%
Particle Size (cm)
0.10

59.54
53.50
50.11
47.13
44.48
42.11
39.98
37.16
33.97
31.29
20.66

1.70%

2.80%

3.25%

0.25

0.50

0.75

9.53
8.56
8.02
7.54
7.12
6.74
6.40
5.95
5.44
5.01
3.31

2.38
2.14
2.00
1.89
1.78
1.68
1.60
1.49
1.36
1.25
0.83

1.06
0.95
0.89
0.84
0.79
0.75
0.71
0.66
0.60
0.56
0.37

0.10
3.75
3.37
3.16
2.97
2.80
2.65
2.52
2.34
2.14
1.97
1.30

0.20
0.94
0.84
0.79
0.74
0.70
0.66
0.63
0.59
0.54
0.49
0.33

0.30
0.42
0.37
0.35
0.33
0.31
0.29
0.28
0.26
0.24
0.22
0.14

Particle Size (in)

0.04
23.44
21.06
19.73
18.55
17.51
16.58
15.74
14.63
13.38
12.32
8.14

Total
10%