Concentrator
[kɒnsәntreitә]
Definition
(n.) An apparatus for the separation of dry comminuted ore, by exposing it to intermittent puffs of air.
Editor: Moore
Examples
- In the treatment of iron ores, and especially those of low grade, the magnetic concentrator is an interesting and striking departure. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In mining there are stamp mills, ore crushers, separators, concentrators, and amalgamators. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- These are known by various names, as jiggers, rifflers, concentrators, washing frames, etc. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
Editor: Orville