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News Release from: Larox Flowsys | Subject: LPP peristaltic pumps
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Team on 21 March 2008
Peristaltic pumps improve metals
recovery
US lead and zinc miner chooses Larox Flowsys LPP pumps as part of a total project worth US $125,000.
A western US mine producing lead and zinc has undergone a major expansion on its rougher/scavenger analysing and column control processing system The miner has chosen to use the Larox Flowsys LPP pump as part of a total project worth US $125,000
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 24 Dec 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Process parameters are lead and zinc, 30% solids with a specific gravity of 1.4.
Two LPP-D25 peristaltic pumps are installed to feed Outotec type 5SL courier analysers.
These pumps run at a fixed speed and continuously feed the lead/zinc to the Outotec analysers at 1.8m3/h.
Four LPP65 units are also installed at this site to pump the lead/zinc scavenger/rougher tails solids to a cutter system for the LPP-D25 pumps to feed the Outotec slurry analysing system.
The LPP65 pumps run by a VFD system and the flow fluctuates between 10 and 15m3/h to maintain the cutter systems set level so the LPP-D pumps can monitor the specific plant parameters through the Outotec 5SL analysers.
The Larox pump was chosen over the competition due to its numerous benefits such as: continuous operation without overheating; increased hose life; low glycerin needs; lower energy costs; and reduced maintenance costs.
This customer has also purchased Larox PVE control valves for column control for the scavenger units.
The valves control the level of the columns to retain a high recovery yield of the product. Request a free brochure from Larox Flowsys ...
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