Flotation cell
Brook Motors
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, Plastic, Rubber, Wood
Measurements
2.11 x 1.78 m*; 3.57 m* (Length)
Place of origin
Huddersfield
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Borrowdale, Cumbria
NT 771083
Summary
Flotation cells for fine separation of zinc. Receives zinc rich solution from the Rough zinc flotation cells (NT/FC026). Passes more concentrated solution to the Denver vertical disc filter (NT/FC028). In-house construction, comprising three wooden cells with agitators inside. Agitator impellors are circular with toothed circumference and made of a plastic material. Two of the cells directly connected. Third receives concentrate from first two. Each agitator driven by a separate electric motor (Brook Motors, Huddersfield) via two V belts. Third motor also drives paddles via a single V belt, gearbox and further belt to pulley on end of paddle shaft. Motors on steel angle framing. Agitator mountings numbered 1, 2 and 3. It would appear that the drive and agitator components for this machine and the fine barytes flotation cells (NT/FC026) have been obtained by cutting in half the mechanism for a battery of six cells. Agitators by C E Co. Wooden trough collects foam from first two cells, iron trough collects from third. Sparging pipe above iron trough missing.
Makers and roles
Brook Motors, manufacturer