Thickeners and clarifiers

Thickeners and clarifiers

GSZ offers the the expanded thickening technologies with its special advantages. GSZ’s Conventional thickeners & clarifiers are designed for continuous 24 hour per day operation in chemical, industrial mineral and ore processing industries.

 

Brief Introduction

GSZ offers the the expanded thickening technologies with its special advantages. GSZ’s Conventional thickeners & clarifiers are designed for continuous 24 hour per day operation in chemical, industrial mineral and ore processing industries. Units are supplied in two basic configurations: bridge or centre pier mounted.

Drive mechanisms, rake systems and feed systems are available to suit tanks from 5 m to 50 m in diameter. Drive head torques up to 2 000 000 Nm

GSZ High Rate Thickeners suit all applications where flocculants can be used in the process. Also ideally suited to clarifying, with the addition of increased sidewall height, deeper feedwell and other special features. External underflow recycling is sometimes used to improve floc formation and particle capture.

GSZ’s thickeners and clarifiers are suitable for:

  • Improved design for easier maintenance
  • In-drive system consists of in-line, high efficiency epicyclic gearbox and main motor
  • Torque tower and telescopic pier redesigned, giving easier inspection of torque keys
  • Kaoline storage & thickening
  • Copper concentrates and tailings
  • Lead/Zinc concentrates and tailings
  • Iron ore tailings


Main benefits of GSZ’s thickeners and clarifiers are:

  • Bridge or Centre Pier mounted Drive Heads
  • Slewing Ring designed High Torque Drive Heads
  • Fully automatic Rake Lift
  • Remote or Local operation
  • Up to 50 m diameter
  • Steel or Concrete tanks