Real-time monitoring and performance advisory system for multi-cell froth flotation system

摘要

The present invention provides systems and methods for monitoring a froth flotation system (100) that includes a number of flotation cells (102). Any one or more of a plurality of cells forming part of a froth flotation system may be individually monitored with appropriate sensors (110, 111) to determine various properties associated with the flotation process. Plant-specific data may be provided by an operator or may be determined by appropriate measuring components. By analysing the plant- specific data and measured properties, performance indicators of the complete system as well as for individually monitored cells may be determined. The performance indicators may be used to classify system performance. The system may allow operating inefficiencies to be determined, particularly per cell, and provide an operator with an advisory action to address or even cure the operating inefficiency, or the system may facilitate such addressing or curing automatically.