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deviantScholar
- How did you find PF?
- I found this place while searching for practical applications regarding mechanical engineering and the dynamics of pumping fluids for gold mining.
I've taken up the small scale of mining on the materials processing end as a hobby and have designed and built personal rock crushers and material separation implements as proof of concept design based on other DIY-ers using social media. I designed and.constructed shaker table for separating precious metals.from from placer ore.
The 48"x 36" rectangular surface uses 1/2" wide x 1/2" depth riffles (visualize the shape of a Square Wave) that can be tilted from an optimal 11° to 13°degree declination for water flow and gravity separation using a custom build of a "Wilfley driver" and pulleys are proportioned to produce 300-320 cycles per minute (1 cycle = a single lateral left-to-right = or 1 "shake" and cycle stroke length is currently set at 2".)
~ Why im here: ~
Based on the dimensions of my working surface, // 36"L x 48" W
// Riffles: 1/2" depth x 1/2" separation (water flowing over a square wave)
// Water bar dimensions: 48"L x 2"dia. (uses Schedule-40 PVC)
! // Here's my dilemma:
! // What is the minimum (hp)size of pump(gpm/gph) is necessary to push water through a pipe that needs drainage holes that are at least (what size holes) should be drilled along the length of the water bar produce a continuous smooth sheen of flowing water over the entire riffled surface?
[Solutions from the scholarly thinktank here would be greatly appreciated.]
(Reference: RP-4 shaker table from 911metalurgist.com to see how the RP-4 shaker table separates gold from ore.)
The 48"x 36" rectangular surface uses 1/2" wide x 1/2" depth riffles (visualize the shape of a Square Wave) that can be tilted from an optimal 11° to 13°degree declination for water flow and gravity separation using a custom build of a "Wilfley driver" and pulleys are proportioned to produce 300-320 cycles per minute (1 cycle = a single lateral left-to-right = or 1 "shake" and cycle stroke length is currently set at 2".)
~ Why im here: ~
Based on the dimensions of my working surface, // 36"L x 48" W
// Riffles: 1/2" depth x 1/2" separation (water flowing over a square wave)
// Water bar dimensions: 48"L x 2"dia. (uses Schedule-40 PVC)
! // Here's my dilemma:
! // What is the minimum (hp)size of pump(gpm/gph) is necessary to push water through a pipe that needs drainage holes that are at least (what size holes) should be drilled along the length of the water bar produce a continuous smooth sheen of flowing water over the entire riffled surface?
[Solutions from the scholarly thinktank here would be greatly appreciated.]
(Reference: RP-4 shaker table from 911metalurgist.com to see how the RP-4 shaker table separates gold from ore.)
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