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A special experiment setup was designed to observe the interaction between bubbles and particle in flotation cell and to analyze the bubble characteristics such as bubble size, distribution and bubble-loading efficiency. Bubbles in water-gas system and three-phase system were measured. The results indicate that with the current setup the bubbles as small as 10 µm can be easily distinguished. The average size of the bubbles generated under the given conditions in two-phase system is 410 µm at frother concentration of 0.004%, which is in good correspondence with the results of other works. The effect of frother on bubble size was probed. Increasing frother concentration from 0 to 0.004% causes a reduction of bubble size from 700 to 400 µm. The bubble loading efficiency was reported. The result indicates that the fine particle is more easily entrapped than the coarse particle. Some factors, which have effect on measurement accuracy were discussed. The aeration speed has a significant effect on the accuracy of results, if it surpasses 30 mL/s, and the image becomes unclear due to the entrapment of fine particle. Another factor, which can affect observing results, is the sampling position. At a wrong sampling position, the images become unclear.
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Foundation item: Project (50234010) supported by the National Natural Science Key Foundation of China; project (50304013) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
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Sun, W., Hu, Yh. & Liu, Rq. Bubble size measurement in three-phase system using photograph technology. J Cent. South Univ. Technol. 12, 677–681 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-005-0068-z
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