Hydrocyclone Operation - Mineral Processing & Metallurgy
The hydrocyclone operation consist of having the ore slurry pumped into its feed inlet, the ore is then separated by size with the fine material coming out of what is referred to as the "OVERFLOW" via a Vortex Finder. The mineral that still requires grinding is named the "UNDERFLOW" via the Apex Finder. These two terms, the "overflow" and "underflow" will become very familiar ...