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Based on the law of temperature changes in the leaching dump and the forming process of heat flux, the basic balance equation of heat flow in dump was established, the dissipated heat flow from dump to the atmosphere was analyed to estimate the surface temperature of the ore particle in dump and discover the law of forced heat convection of heat flow transfer in dump. And the lixiviate flow formula taking a certain heat flow out of dump was deduced by using the inversion method. Through theoretic analysis, combining Dexing copper mine heap leaching production practice, the results show that the heat flow of chalcopyrite leaching emitted is not so great, but the heat flow of pyrite leaching and sulphur oxidation produced take up a higher proportion of total heat flow; the dissipated heat flow takes up a lower proportion, and most of heat flow is absorbed by itself, thus the inside temperature rises gradually; and the saturation flow form for leaching is adopted, which makes the lixiviate seepage in the transitional flow or even in the turbulent flow, so as to accelerate the heat flow diffusing and keep the leaching dump temperature suitable for bacteria living.
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Foundation item: Project(2004CB619206) supported by the National Foundamental Research and Development Program of China; project (50321402) supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China; project (50321402) supported by the National Fund for Creative Research Groups of China
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Wu, Ax., Wang, Hj., Xi, Y. et al. Heat transfer law in leaching dump. J Cent. South Univ. Technol. 12, 732–736 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-005-0078-x
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