based on work in: "FLOWING FILM CONCENTRATORS" by

Constant

F. B. Michell in Gravity Conentration

To use enter the required data
in 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
temperature in oC
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.
degree
angle =
1.00
cm
Depth =
2.54
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
5.00%
6.00%
11.50%
17.00%
28.00%
32.50%
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.
Width
Length
Sluice Dimensions
1
cm
60.00
214.00
2
cm
90.00
245.00

enter the angle

er the the size

Total
100.0%

alculated.

and length in

based on work in: "FLOWING FILM CONCENTRATORS" by

Constant

F. B. Michell in Gravity Conentration

Gravity

on the input page

To use enter the required data
in 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
angle =
1.00
o
Temperature
20.00
C
Depth =
2.54
o
68 F
% by Weight
Distance (
Water Density
0.9968 Sp.Gr.
%
Wt
Water Viscosity
1.002 Cp
1.005 Cs
3.0%
2.50
2.5%
2.65
Average Particle Size
0.44
cm
1.9%
2.75
Average Solids Density
2.74
Sp.Gr.
0.8%
2.85
% Solids
10%
Weight
0.5%
2.95
% Solids
4.28% volume
0.3%
3.05
Slurry Density
1.171 Sp.Gr.
0.3%
3.15
Slurry Viscosity
1.109 Cp
0.4%
3.30
0.947 Cs
0.2%
3.50
Distance (z) =
cm
Ave.
2.58
0.1%
3.70
inch
1.02
0.0%
5.00
Flow per unit width
10.0%

Volume (Q)=

38.88 cc/sec
2,333.03 cc/min
0.61 g/min

Distance (z) (in) =

Sluice Dimensions

Width
Water flow

60.00
214.00
139,982 cc/min

Width
Water flow

23.62
36.40

Width
Water flow

Length

Length
84.25

inches

g/min
Length

90.00
245.00
209,973 cc/min

Width

cm

Length

cm

2.50
2.65
2.75
2.85
2.95
3.05
3.15
3.30
3.50
3.70
5.00

Water flow

35.43
54.59

96.46

g/min

inches

981 cm/sec^2

g = 9.81 m/s2 = 32.2 ft/s2

e input page

degree
cm
0.50%

1.00
0.60%

Distance (z) (cm) =

inches
1.15%
Particle Size (cm)
0.10

0.03

0.05

952.58
855.97
801.76
754.01
711.62
673.75
639.70
594.63
543.57
500.58
330.63

238.15
213.99
200.44
188.50
177.91
168.44
159.93
148.66
135.89
125.15
82.66

Distance (z) (in) =

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

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)

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

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%