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Thickener (also known as thickener or agitator) is suitable for concentrate and tailings dehydration treatment during the beneficiation process to increase the slurry concentration from 20-30% to 40-70%. It is of great significance to improve the utilization rate of backwater, the concentration of bottom flow and protect the environment. In fact, the high efficiency concentrator is not a kind of simple sedimentation equipment, but a new type of dehydration equipment combined with the characteristics of mud layer filtration. It is divided into central transmission type, peripheral transmission type, sludge, intermittent type, vertical flow and continuous thickener.

What Defines a High Efficiency Concentrator?

A High Efficiency Concentrator is a solid-liquid separation device that uses flocculants and a specialized feed system to accelerate the settling of solids in a slurry.

It is often called a High Rate Thickener or an NZ series thickener. While it looks similar to a traditional thickener externally, the internal technology is vastly different. The defining feature is the integration of a deaeration tank and a flocculant mixing chamber. In standard gravity concentration, particles settle naturally, which takes a long time. In a High Efficiency Concentrator, chemicals bind fine particles into larger clusters called “flocs.”

These flocs are heavier and settle much faster than individual particles. This machine handles a significantly higher feeding capacity per square meter compared to conventional units. It serves as a critical bridge between the wet processing stage and final tailings disposal or filtration. For ZONEDING engineers, the definition centers on efficiency: doing more work in less space.

The Features of High Efficiency Concentrator

• The flocculant is added to increase the particle size of settling solids, thus speeding up the settlement.
• The inclined plate is installed to shorten the settlement distance of ore and increase the settlement area.
• It can play a role in flocculating, filtering, compressing, and improve the treatment capacity of thick facies layer deposited by mud.
• It is equipped with complete automatic control facilities.

What are the High Efficiency Concentrator Used For?

The High Efficiency Concentrator is versatile. It finds its place wherever water needs to be separated from solids.

• Mineral Processing: In gold, copper, or iron ore plants, the concentrate needs dewatering before shipment. flotation concentrates are pumped here to remove excess water. This increases the density of the final product.
• Tailings Management: This is the most common application. Tailings Thickening is essential for dry stack disposal or backfilling. The thickener recovers process water for reuse in the grinding circuit, while the thickened sludge is pumped to a tailings dam or filter press.
• Coal Washing: Coal preparation plants produce large volumes of coal slime. This machine clarifies the slime water, recovering fine coal and clean water.
• Sand Washing: Aggregate quarries generate muddy water. Sludge Dewatering Machines clarify this wash water, allowing quarries to recycle up to 80% of their water usage.
• Chemical and Environmental Industry: Beyond mining, these units treat industrial wastewater, sewage sludge, and chemical byproducts, ensuring environmental compliance.

Applications of High Efficiency Concentrator

High efficiency concentrator is suitable for dehydration, concentration and treatment of tailings in concentrator factory, and widely used in metallurgy, chemical industry, coal, non-metallic mineral processing, environmental protection and other industries.

Why Is High Efficiency Thickening Crucial?

Thickening is not just about waste; it is about resource security.

• Water Conservation:Fresh water is expensive and scarce. Industrial water recovery is a primary operational cost. A well-tuned thickener recycles vast amounts of process water instantly. This reduces the need to pump fresh water from rivers or aquifers.
• Reduced Chemical Usage:By recovering process water, mines also recycle the reagents dissolved in that water. This lowers the cost of buying new chemicals for the flotation or leaching circuits.
• Environmental Compliance:Governments enforce strict rules on tailings discharge. Discharging dilute, watery tailings creates massive, unstable dams. High-density thickening creates a stable, paste-like discharge. This reduces the risk of dam failure and groundwater contamination.
• Downstream Efficiency:Equipment like filter presses or ceramic filters works better with high-density feed. The thickener prepares the sludge, ensuring subsequent dewatering equipment operates at peak performance.

The Structure Device of High Efficiency Concentrator

The Working Principle of High Efficiency Concentrator

Technical Parameter of High Efficiency Concentrator

Model	GW-3	GW-5	GW-8	GW-10	GW-12	GW-20	GW-30	GW-40	GW-50
Filter area(m2)	3	5	8	10	12	20	30	40	–
Cylinder size(mm)	φ1068×1060	φ1600×1060	φ2000×1500	φ2000×1750	φ2000×2000	φ2500×2650	φ3350×3000	φ3350×4000	φ3350×5000
cylinder speed(r/min)	0.156-1.56	0.156-1.56	0.1-0.6	0.1-0.6	0.1-0.6	0.14-0.54	0.12-0.56	0.12-0.56	0.12-0.56
Vacuum pressure(KPa)	60-80	60-80	60-80	60-80	60-80	60-80	60-80	60-80	60-80
Swept volume(m3/min.m2)	0.5-2	0.5-2	0.5-2	0.5-2	0.5-2	0.5-2	0.5-2	0.5-2	0.5-2
Blast pressure(Kpa)	10-30	10-30	10-30	10-30	10-30	10-30	10-30	10-30	10-30
Blast volume(m3/min.m2)	0.2-0.4	0.2-0.4	0.2-0.4	0.2-0.4	0.2-0.4	0.2-0.4	0.2-0.4	0.2-0.4	0.2-0.4
Capacity(t/h)	0.8-1.5	1.6-2.4	2.8-3.6	3-4	3-5	3-8	4.5-12	6-16	7.5-20
Cylinder motor(kw)	1.5	1.5	2.2	2.2	2.2	3	4	4	5.5
Stirring motor(kw)	0.75	0.75	1.5	1.5	2.2	2.2	3	3	4
Weight(kg)	2635	2850	5455	6317	6365	10600	17200	19500

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