Comparison of technological efficiency of gravitational devices for preparation of large diluted coal

Abstract

The purpose of the work is to assess the possibility of preparation of poor washability, high-ash coals demonstrated by the example of the Apsat deposit. The following tasks have been accomplished. The analysis of modern equipment produced for washing of large classes of coal: heavy-medium separators and jigging machines. The most preferred were the heavy-media separator SKVP, jigging machines ROMJIG and BATAC. The analysis of mathematical models of processes and technologies of gravitational processing for determining the yield and ash content of the concentrate has been carried out. Algorithms and computer programs have been developed in which two mathematical models of the processes of heavy-media preparation and jigging machines have been used that allow determination of the separation densities at which the maximum yield of the total concentrate of the required ash content is reached. The computational experiment carried out showed that in processing of high ash diluted coals with poor washability, it is expedient to use SKVP separator and a jigging machine ROMJIG.