Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- PART 1 -- A Historic Perspective -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1850-1899 -- 1900-1949 -- 1950-1979 -- 1980-PRESENT -- FUTURE -- Supplemental References -- Today's Coal Preparation Plant: A Global Perspective -- ABSTRACT -- SIZING -- Raw Coal -- Fine Coal Desliming -- Media Recovery Circuitry -- Roller Screens -- COAL CLEANING -- Coarse -- Intermediate -- Fines -- Ultrafines -- DEWATERING -- REJECT DISPOSAL -- Coarse Refuse -- Fine Refuse -- REFERENCES -- Future Challenges in Coal Preparation Plant Design and Operation -- ABSTRACT -- MAJOR CHALLENGES -- Labor and Supervision -- Health and Safety -- Increased Refuse Loading -- Environmental Issues Associated with Refuse Disposal -- Fine Particle Dewatering -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- PART 2 -- Coal Crushing Considerations -- ABSTRACT -- TRADITIONAL COAL CRUSHING REQUIREMENTS -- COAL PREPARATION STARTS AT THE FACE -- LOW-SPEED SIZERS -- PRESENT AND FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS -- Is There Anything New in Coarse or Intermediate Coal Cleaning? -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PRIMARY TREATMENT OF ROM COAL WITH MOVABLE SIEVE BED JIGS (ROMJIG) -- Design and Operation of the Romjig -- Operation of Romjigs at BHP Billiton's Colliery -- SEPARATION OF COARSE AND INTERMEDIATE COAL BY UNDER-BED AIR-PULSATED JIGS (BATAC) -- Design and Operation of Batac Jig -- Operation of Batac Middle Coal Jig -- SEPARATION OF COARSE COAL AT LOW CUT POINTS BY DENSE-MEDIUM BATH SEPARATORS (TESKA) -- SEPARATION OF COARSE COAL BY LARGE- DIAMETER DENSE-MEDIUM CYCLONES -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Dense-Medium Cyclones -- ABSTRACT -- CYCLONE DIMENSIONS -- BREAKAWAY SIZE AND CUT-DENSITY SHIFT -- MEDIUM -- FEED DISTRIBUTION -- CONTROL -- FEED PRESSURE -- APPLICATIONS -- REFERENCES -- Design of High-Efficiency Spiral Circuits for Preparation Plants -- ABSTRACT.

INTRODUCTION -- OPERATING PRINCIPLE -- SPIRAL COMPARISON -- TWO-STAGE CIRCUITS -- OPERATING AND DESIGN PARAMETERS -- Dry Feed Rate -- Slurry Flow Rate -- Splitter and Cutter Positions -- Feed Distribution -- Particle Size -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Application of Derrick Corporation's Stack Sizer Technology in Clean Coal Spiral Product Circuits -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MCCOY ELKHORN BEVINS BRANCH PREPARATION PLANT CASE STUDY -- BLUE DIAMOND COAL COMPANY's LEATHERWOOD PREPARATION PLANT CASE STUDY -- OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR THE COAL INDUSTRY -- CONCLUSIONS -- Fine Coal Cleaning: A Review of Column Flotation Options and Design Considerations -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SPARGING OPTIONS -- SlamJet Technology -- Microcel Technology -- COLUMN CELL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS -- Carrying Capacity -- Retention Time -- Aeration Rate -- Froth Washing -- Frother Rates -- CIRCUIT DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS -- By-Zero and Deslime Circuits -- Parallel Versus In-Series Circuitry -- Froth Handling -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- PART 3 -- Three-Dimensional Design Technology -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CATIA V5 DESCRIPTION -- EDMDR DESCRIPTION -- CONCLUSION -- Access for Sampling -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SAMPLING DEVICES -- Mimicking Mechanical Samplers -- Location and Planning -- USE OF MANUAL SAMPLING DEVICES -- SAMPLE CONTAINERS -- Conclusions -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCE -- Coal Analyzers Applied to Coal Cleaning: The Past, Present, and Future -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ANALYZER TYPES -- METHODS OF PROCESS CONTROL -- INSTALLATION LOCATION -- LIKELY TRENDS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Useful Instruments Developed for CSIRO Coal Preparation Projects -- ABSTRACT -- BACKGROUND -- APERTURE AND OPEN AREA -- Hardware and Software -- Method Validation -- Plant Testing -- Field Trial Results -- Histograms -- Wear and Tonnage.

PORTABLE SCREEN MOTION ANALYZER -- Hardware -- Software -- Stroke Experiments -- Frequency and Motion Experiments -- Mass Feed Rate -- CROSS-CORRELATION FLOWMETER -- Hardware -- Software -- Validation -- Plant Experiments -- COMMERCIALIZATION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Supplemental references -- Building in Preventive Maintenance -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PLANT DESIGN PHILOSOPHY -- DESIGN OF PLANT COMPONENTS -- Chutes -- Screens -- Dense-Medium Vessels -- Centrifugal Dryers -- Pumps and Piping -- Conveying Systems -- Facilitating Maintenance -- PREDICTIVE AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Status of Current Coal Preparation Research -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- WATER-BASED COAL CLEANING RESEARCH -- On-Line Efficiency Analysis -- Fine Density-Based Separations -- Classification -- Froth Flotation -- Dewatering -- Thickening and Clarification -- DRY COAL CLEANING RESEARCH -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES.