16 10 2014

Tromp Curve Example

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47,1,0

52,7,0

69,5,0

80,3,0

90,0

97,8,0

9,6,0

10,9,0

15,6,0

20,5,0

27,5,0

36,4,0

These laboratory results are the percentage of passing cumulated of hydrocyclone feed,
overflow (product) and underflow (rejects).
Calculation of the circulating load on each sieve with the formula:

We adopt the average of these values and we have:

If the mill production is 100 t/h, we have
the following
flow rates:
Mill throughput: 403,7 t/h
hydrocyclone feed: 403,7 t/h
hydrocyclone overflow: 100
t/h
hydrocyclone underflow:
82,3 t/h
Calculation of the separation efficiency on each sieve with the formula:

Caverage is calculated with the following

formula:
In this case, Caverage = 3,037 + 1 = 4,037

We observe that the efficiency is decreasing with higher sieves, it is absolutely normal.
Calculation of the Tromp Curve with the
formula:
We define the fraction sizes,
here:
between 0 and 38, between 38 and 53, between 53 and 106, between 106 and 150,
between 150 and 212 and finally between 212 and
300.
For all these fraction sizes, we calculate the percentage of passing.
For example, for hydrocyclone feed, between 0 and 38, we have 18,9% of passing,

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For example, for hydrocyclone feed, between 0 and 38, we have 18,9% of passing,
between 38 and 53, we have 21,2 - 18,9 = 2,3% of passing...etc

hydrocyclone
feed
hydrocyclone
overflow
hydrocyclone
underflow

hydrocyclone
feed
hydrocyclone
overflow
hydrocyclone
underflow

0-38

38-53

53-106

106-150

150-212

212-300

18,9,0

21,2-18,9

29,2-21,2

35,2-29,2

42,7-35,2

51,8-42,7

47,1,0

52,7-47,1

69,5-52,7

80,3-69,5

90-80,3

97,8-90

9,6,0

10,9-9,6

15,6-10,9

20,5-15,6

27,5-20,5

36,4-27,5

0-38

38-53

53-106

106-150

150-212

212-300

18,9,0

2,3

7,5

9,1

47,1,0

5,6

16,8

10,8

9,7

7,8

9,6,0

1,3

4,7

4,9

7,0

8,9

After, we calculate Vfaverage with the

formula:
According
Vfaverage =

1/4,037

0,247709

Vr =
and:

1-0,247709

0,752291

Now, for each value of T, we have to calculate the average size of the fraction size.
It means, for example, we choose (0+38)/2 = 19 for the 0-38 fraction
size.
We will have:
0-38
(0 + 38)/2=
19

38-53
(38+53)/2=
45,5

53-106 (53+106)/2=
79,5

106-150 (106+150)/2=
128

150-212 (150+212)/2=
181

212-300 (212+300)/2=
256

The next step is to plot the chart with the dimension () in x-axis
and the T values in y-axis,
like that:
Dimension
19
45,5
79,5
128
181
256

Tromp
38,19
41,35
45,94
57,95
68,67
77,61

The Tromp curve is in blue

Remark 1: x-axis has a
logarithmic scal
Remark 2: To be representative, the Tromp Curve has to be a correlation of at least 0,99
The tromp Curve reduced:
Now, we will calculate the Tromp reduced
We consider the by-pass as the mininum of the Tromp values, i.e. 38,19% or 0,3819
We have the

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We have the
following:

And the result

is:

Dimension
19
45,5
79,5
128
181
256

Tromp %
38,19
41,35
45,94
57,95
68,67
77,61

Tromp
reduced %
0
5,11
12,54
31,97
49,31
63,78

The reduced Tromp curve is

in red

hydrocyclone
evaluation
Cut size
(D50%):
D limit:
by-pass:
Imperfection:
with the
formula:

100
< 20
> 30%

this is a good estimation

this is a rough estimation
this is a rough estimation

we have to estimate D75% and D25%:

As D25% doesn't exist, we extrapolate with the red dotted line of Graph 1
D75%:
250
D25%:
43

In conclusion, this hydrocyclone has a abominable imperfection, a poor efficiency and a high by-pass.

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