IMPROVED FLOTATION METHOD

摘要

A flotation method in which a liquid or slurry is fed to a downcomer (20) where it forms a region of high void fraction which moves out of the downcomer (20) into a vessel (10) in which a froth rises and liquid or slurry falls, characterized in that the liquid or slurry is fed to the downcomer (20) with a jet velocity as it exits an orifice and enters a free jet zone of less than 8 metres/second.