基于电阻应变悬臂梁的浮选颗粒−气泡间相互作用力测试研究

Investigation on the interaction force measurement between bubble and particle in flotation based on resistance strain cantilever beam

  • 摘要: 浮选是依据颗粒表面疏水性差异实现有用矿物与脉石选择性分离的界面分选方法,其核心作用单元是颗粒−气泡矿化。颗粒−气泡间相互作用力直接决定了颗粒−气泡矿化效率,是窥视浮选微观机理的重要窗口,但纳微尺度下力的高精度低成本测试一直是领域内的巨大挑战。基于此,提出了基于电阻应变悬臂梁的浮选颗粒−气泡间相互作用力测试方法,采用电阻应变原理检测铝合金悬臂梁的微小形变与受力,并设计惠斯通全桥电路完成电阻变化与电压信号的转换−放大−输出。最后自主搭建了浮选微力测试系统,由电阻应变悬臂梁力传感器、位移驱动系统、图像采集系统、信号放大与采集系统、控制单元、隔振平台等模块组成,并探索了颗粒表面疏水性、气泡尺寸以及气泡接近速度对颗粒−气泡间相互作用力的影响规律,结果发现:浮选微力测试系统校准试验结果的线性拟合R2值为0.99989,表现出优异的线性响应特性,系统的力学灵敏度为72.57563 μN/mV,实际力检测下限约为2 μN。颗粒−气泡间黏附力随表面接触角和气泡尺寸的增加呈现单调递增趋势,在20~60 μm/s速度区间内,小梯度的气泡接近速度变化对颗粒−气泡间黏附力影响不大,同时力试验值与Young-Laplace方程理论计算结果相近。浮选微力测试系统具有结构简单稳定、灵敏度高、制造成本低等综合优势,在浮选界面作用基础研究领域有着广阔的应用前景。

     

    Abstract: Flotation is an interfacial separation technique that achieves selective separation of valuable minerals from gangue based on differences in particle surface hydrophobicity. Its core functional unit is bubble- particle mineralization. The interaction force between bubble and particle directly determine the efficiency of bubble-particle mineralization and serve as a crucial window into the microscopic mechanism of flotation. However, high-precision and low-cost measurement of the force at the nano- and micro-scale has always been a significant challenge in this field. To address this, a new method for bubble-particle interaction force measurement based on resistance strain cantilever beam was proposed, which employs the principle of resistive strain to detect small deformation when force acting on an aluminum alloy cantilever beam. A Wheatstone bridge circuit was designed to complete the conversion, amplification, and output of resistance change into voltage signal. Subsequently, a self-constructed flotation micro-force testing system was developed, composed of resistance strain cantilever beam force sensor, displacement drive system, image acquisition system, signal amplification and acquisition system, control unit, and vibration isolation platform. The influence of particle surface hydrophobicity, bubble size, and bubble approach velocity on the interaction forces between bubble and particle was explored using the system. The results showed that the linear fitting adjusted R2 value of the calibration test result of the flotation micro-force testing system was 0.99989, exhibiting excellent linear response characteristic. The force sensitivity of the system was 72.57563 μN/mV, and the lower limit of actual force detection was about 2 μN. The adhesion force between bubble and particle showed a monotonic increasing trend with the increase of surfacecontact angle and bubble size. In the velocity range of 20-60 μm/s, the small gradient of bubble approaching velocity had little effect on the adhesion force. The experimental force measurements aligned closely with the theoretical predictions using the Young-Laplace equation. The flotation micro-force testing system offers simple and robust structure, high sensitivity, and cost-effective manufacturing, which promise broad applications in the basic research field of flotation interface interaction.

     

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