Advanced Manufacturing of Spirals for Mineral Separation with Integrated Smart Sensing

Munasinghe, N; Paul, G

Advanced Manufacturing of Spirals for Mineral Separation with Integrated Smart Sensing

Munasinghe, N

Paul, G

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Issue Date:: 2019-08-09

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dc.contributor.author	Munasinghe, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2209-7371	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Paul, G https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3478-0020	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-08-09	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2019	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/135218
dc.description.abstract	Gravity Separation Spirals (GSS) are vital to the mining industry for separating mineral-rich slurry into its different density components. The slurry is pumped to the top and, then the spiral slope naturally helps separate the slurry due to the different particle density. Spiral profile can be slightly varied for every customer, depending on the mineral they separate. The research project is focused on developing a 3D printer to print GSS, which can avoid the drawbacks inherent to the traditional GSS manufacturing process. Another objective of this project is to embed sensors into the 3D-printed GSS for remotely monitor the operational conditions, fault diagnosis, and predictive maintenance. 3D printed sensors are being developed instead of embedding conventional sensors where possible since they are low-cost and can be integrated into the large build volume of the structural material without compromising the mechanical integrity of the object.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	IEEE UNITE 2019	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	Advanced Manufacturing of Spirals for Mineral Separation with Integrated Smart Sensing	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CAS - Centre for Autonomous Systems
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Abstract:

Gravity Separation Spirals (GSS) are vital to the mining industry for separating mineral-rich slurry into its different density components. The slurry is pumped to the top and, then the spiral slope naturally helps separate the slurry due to the different particle density. Spiral profile can be slightly varied for every customer, depending on the mineral they separate. The research project is focused on developing a 3D printer to print GSS, which can avoid the drawbacks inherent to the traditional GSS manufacturing process. Another objective of this project is to embed sensors into the 3D-printed GSS for remotely monitor the operational conditions, fault diagnosis, and predictive maintenance. 3D printed sensors are being developed instead of embedding conventional sensors where possible since they are low-cost and can be integrated into the large build volume of the structural material without compromising the mechanical integrity of the object.

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