The Hydraulic Air Compressor ? a forgotten solution for mineral processing?
- Organization:
- Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
- Pages:
- 19
- File Size:
- 1141 KB
- Publication Date:
- May 1, 2013
Abstract
Clean, green, cheap compressed air can be produced efficiently and renewably by modernization of a 19th century technology ?The hydraulic air compressor has no moving parts ?After commissioning, the Ragged Chutes HAC operated for 70 years, only being stopped twice for repairs to the intake heads ?Operates using hydropower from Montreal river ?Produced air for ~29 silver mines in Cobalt, 20 km distant
Citation
APA: (2013) The Hydraulic Air Compressor ? a forgotten solution for mineral processing?
MLA: The Hydraulic Air Compressor ? a forgotten solution for mineral processing?. Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, 2013.