Research Article

Flow Enhancement of Mineral Pastes to Increase Water Recovery in Tailings: A Matlab-Based Imaging Processing Tool

Table 2

Slump test with sulfuric acid, cylinder.

Length (cm)Real length (cm)Ratio L/CTime (s)Real length increaseSpread velocity (cm/s)

4.5320.001.00000
7.2832.141.610.1312.1491.06
11.3550.112.510.3030.11100.37
12.9056.952.850.4736.9579.19
14.1562.473.120.6342.4767.06
14.2462.873.140.8042.8753.59
14.3863.493.170.9743.4944.99
14.6264.553.231.1344.5539.31
14.6564.683.231.3044.6834.37
14.7665.173.261.4745.1730.79
14.7665.173.261.6345.1727.65
14.7665.173.261.8045.1725.09
14.7665.173.261.9745.1722.97