General Introduction

The Automatic Thickener is well-suited for the dewatering of concentrates and tailings in mineral processing plants. It has extensive applications across various industries, including metallurgy, chemicals, coal, non-metal ore dressing, and environmental protection.

The high-efficiency automatic thickener is not merely a sedimentation device for liquid-solid separation. Instead, it is a dewatering device that integrates the filtration characteristics of the mud layer.

Sturcture Explaination

Automatic thickener typically comprises a thickener tank, a truss, a transmission system, a truss lifting device, a feeding device, a discharging device, and a signal safety device. The key characteristic of the thickener or concentrator is the addition of a specific amount of flocculant to the slurry to be concentrated. This offers the ore particles in the slurry to form flocs, accelerating the sedimentation speed and thus achieving the goal of enhancing the concentration efficiency.

A successful concentrator settling process must include three essential and non-dispensable stages: the coagulation and destabilization stage, the coagulation and granulation stage, and the filtration and compression stage. However, the implementation of these three stages requires appropriate equipment. Without proper equipment, the flocculation reaction cannot be fully carried out, and the desired solid-liquid separation effect cannot be achieved.

Sturcture Explaination

1. By adding flocculants, the particle size of the settling solid particles is increased, which in turn accelerates the settling speed.

2. Inclined plates are installed to reduce the settlement distance of ore particles and expand the settlement area.

3. The functions of flocculation, filtration, and compression are fully utilized to enhance the treatment capacity of the thick-phase layer formed by mud deposition.

4. It is equipped with comprehensive automatic control facilities.