Patent ID: 6991111
Filing Date: 2006-01-31
Classification: B03D

Abstract:
1. A flotation cell for the flotation of a mineral slurry and a flotation mechanism located in the flotation cell, the flotation cell gradually widening upwards and comprising a cylindrical lower section, a middle section above it in the shape of a truncated cone and a cylindrical upper section attached to the top of the middle section, where the diameter of the cylindrical lower section is ⅓–⅔ of the diameter of the cylindrical upper section, the flotation cell being equipped with vertical flow guides, that extend from the lower section of the cell into the upper section of the cell; the flotation mechanism placed in the flotation cell comprising a directional element suspended from the bottom end of a hollow shaft which extends into the lower section of the cell, and vertical vanes attached to the directional element, that extend above and below the directional element, and the directional element comprises an essentially horizontal circular plate attached at the center symmetrically around the shaft, the outer edge of the central plate being bent downwards to form a lap of a guiding part, and a gas-spreading element being located on the inside of the directional element lap.