Concentrate Bins Prevent Flow Problems at Chino Mines
Concentrate Bins Prevent Flow Problems at Chino Mines
2 PagesConcentrate Bins Prevent Flow Problems at Chino Mines Chino Mines Company The Need Part of a modernization project for Chino Mines Company involved new bins for copper concentrate, flux, and slag. Stearns Catalytic Corp., the engineering/construction contractor for the project, asked Jenike & Johanson to evaluate the design of the bins and feeding arrangement. The design called for four 12' diameter copper concentrate bins, two 12' diameter slag bins, and four 7' 9'' diameter flux bins, all with 35° (from vertical) conical hoppers. An air injection system and a pinch valve in the bottom of each bin were intended to control flow onto an impact flow meter. The material would then be transferred by screw conveyor to the process. Jenike & Johanson determined the flow properties of the conce
