The modelling of oil agglomeration of coal fines

AbstractCoal-oil agglomeration is an emerging process in the treatment of coal fines. In this paper a mathematical mode for the agglomeration growth is constructed. In the model the rate at which individual coal particles get coated with oil, and the rate at which they consequently agglomerate with other coated particles are considered as two separate steps in the agglomeration process. Parameters characterising the process are introduced and the prediction of the model for the resultant growth in agglomerate size is discussed