Mingsheng Xia, Guichuan Ye
The dynamic migration of mineral particles within spiral separators and its control via structural parameters are not yet fully understood, hindering efficiency improvements. To this end, a set of spiral separators with systematically adjusted structural parameters was designed. Extensive sampling of a 1–0.25 mm coal slurry yielded 120 samples from 6 separators, across 5 turns and 4 radial streams. Sink-float analysis revealed a well-defined three-stage separation mechanism: the roughing stage involves rapid segregation of light and heavy particles, while intermediate-density particles remain widely distributed; the intensified cleaning stage governs the radial migration of intermediate-density particles while simultaneously enriching the high-density and low-density fractions; and the final cleaning stage stabilizes the particle distribution and redirects misplaced particles. The influence of key structural parameters was also quantified: the composite cross-section outperformed cubic parabolic and elliptical profiles, markedly enhancing the separation of high-density and medium-high-density particles from the lighter product; increasing the trough inclination angle significantly promoted the radial inward migration of medium-high-density particles.
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