2015 / Conference / Slurry & Mechanical Engineering / Tailings Management
Stochastic beach profile modelling
Modelling of a tailings beach using a time series of thickener output (flow rate and solids concentration)
was first reported by Fitton et al. (2007). Seddon and Fitton (2011) presented statistical data on the
performance of thickeners, and showed that the observed concave shape in tailings beaches could be
adequately explained by this variability.
Keith Seddon ATC Williams Pty Ltd, Australia
Behnam Pirouz ATC Williams Pty Ltd, Australia
Tim Fitton Fitton Tailings Consultants, Australia
Paste 2015 – RJ Jewell and AB Fourie (eds)
© 2015 Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, ISBN 978-0-9924810-1-8