S. K. Kawatra, Professor

> S. K. Kawatra, Professor

S. Komar Kawatra

Publications

Instrumentation and Control

Kawatra, S. K. Bakshi, A. K. and Eisele, T. C. "An On-Line Pressure Vessel Rheometer for Slurries", Proceedings of the 9th European Symposium on Comminution, Albi, France, pp. 725-734

Bakshi, A. K. and Kawatra, S. K., "On-Line Measurement of Slurry Rheology in a Thickener at a Copper Concentrator", Minerals and Metallurgical Processing Journal, 1998, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 37-40

Bakshi, A. K. and S. K. Kawatra, S. K., "Plant Trials of a Pressure Vessel On-Line Rheometer to Monitor the Performance of a Thickener at a Copper Concentrator", Proceedings of the XX th Int. Min. Processing Congress, Aachen, Germany, Vol.I, pp. 183-192,1997.

Bakshi, A. K. and Kawatra, S. K., "Plant Trials of a New On-Line Pressure Vessel Rheometer for Slurries", Chapter 10, Comminution Practices (ed Kawatra), Published by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, 1997, pp. 70-76.

Bakshi, A. K.and Kawatra, S. K. "On-Line Measurement of Viscosity and Determination of Flow types for Mineral Suspension" International Journal of Mineral Processing, Vol. 47, 1996, pp. 275-283.

Kawatra, S.K, Bakshi, A. K. and Miller(Jr.)T. E. "Rheological Characterization of Mineral Suspensions Using a Vibrating Sphere and a Rotational Viscometer" International Journal of Mineral Processing, Vol. 44-45, 1996, pp. 155-165.

Bakshi, A. K and Kawatra, S. K."Rapid Determination of Non-Newtonian Flow Behavior Changes in Mineral Suspensions" Minerals and Metallurgical Processing, Vol. 13, No.4,1996, pp. 165-169.

Bakshi, A. K.and Kawatra, S. K, "Measurement of Rheological Properties of Coal and Mineral Suspensions", Proc. of Mineral Processing - Recent Advances and Future Trendiest (Mehrotra and Shekhar eds), Allied Publishers Ltd., 1995, pp. 341-348.

Kawatra S. K. and Bakshi, A. K., "Determination of Rheological Properties of Mineral Slurries", Proc. of the First International Particle Technology Forum, American Institute of Chemical Engineers", Part 3, 1994, pp. 267-273.

Kawatra, S. K. and Bakshi, A. K., "Determination of Changes in Rheological Properties of Coal Slurries in Process Streams, Vol 15, Coal Preparation, 1995, pp. 165-175.Vol.

Kawatra, S. K., Bakshi, A. K. and Miller, T. E., Jr., "Determination of Changes in Rheological Properties of Mineral Slurries", Proc. of the 8th European Symposium on Comminution, Vol. 1, 1994, pp. 164-176.

Kawatra, S. K. and Raatikainen, J. "The Development of a Michigan Tech/Outokumpu Coal Slurry Ash Analyzer," Proc. of International Symposium on On-Line Analysis of Coal, 1993, Vienna, Austria, 1993, pp. 1-14.

Kawatra, S.K. "The Theory and Development of a Michigan Tech/Outokumpu Slurry Ash Analyzer", Chapter 28, Emerging Computer Techniques for the Mineral Industry (Scheiner ed.), Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, 1993, pp. 259-270.

Kawatra, S. K., Laamanen, K., and Raatikainen, J., "The Theory and Development of a Slurry Ash Analyzer at the Laboratories of the Outokumpu Oy, Finland," accepted for publication, 1992.

Kawatra, S. K. and Rusesky, M. T., "On-Line Measurement of Slurry Viscosity," Chapter 39, Comminution-Theory and Practice, Society of Mining Engineering, Littleton, CO, 1992, pp. 529-545.

Kawatra, S. K. and Eisele, T. C., "Development of an Improved On-Stream Coal Slurry Ash Analyzer," Control '90 (K. Rajamani and J. Herbst, eds.), Chapter 18, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, 1990, pp. 25-30.

Kawatra, S. K. and DeLa'O, K. A. "On-Line Sensors and Process Control for Coal Preparation Plants", Chapter 25, Industrial Practice of Fine Coal Processing (Klimpel and Luckie eds), Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, CO, 1995, pp. 257-274.

Kawatra, S. K., "Instrumentation and Control," Annual Review Article, Mining Engineering, Vol. 45, No. 5, 1993, pp. 515-517, Vol. 43, No. 5, 1991, pp. 535-536, Vol. 42, No. 5, 1990, pp. 487- 490, Vol. 41, No. 5, 1989, pp. 347-349; Vol. 40, No. 5, 1988, pp. 348- 350; Vol. 39, No. 5, 1987, pp. 359-361; Vol. 38, No. 5, 1986, pp. 344-345; Vol. 37, No. 5, 1985, p. 438-439; Vol. 36, No. 5, 1984, pp. 482-483.

Kawatra, S. K., "Instrumentation and Control of Fine Coal Processing,", Chapter 12, Fine Coal Processing (Mishra and Klimpel, eds.), Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1987, pp. 294- 328.

Kawatra, S. K. and Cooper, H. R., "On-stream Composition Analysis of Mineral Slurries," Chapter 41, Design and Installation of Concentration and Dewatering Circuits (Mullar and Anderson, eds.), Society of Mining Engineers, 1986, pp. 641-654.

Hendrickson, A. A., Kawatra, S. K., and Lee, J. K., "Computer Applications in the Metallurgical Engineering Curriculum," in Computer Usage in Materials/ Metallurgy Education (G. L. Liedl, ed.), TMS-AIME, 1985, pp. 31-43.

Kawatra, S. K., "The Development and Plant Trials of an Ash Analyzer for Control of a Coal Flotation Circuit," Proceedings of the 15th International Mineral Processing Congress, Vol. III, 1985, pp. 176-188.

Seitz, R. A. and Kawatra, S. K., "Control Strategies for Coal Flotation Circuits," Proceedings of the Symposium on Automation for Mineral Resource Development, Brisbane, Australia, 1985, pp. 241-246.

Laurila, M. J. and Kawatra, S. K., "On-Line Instrumentation for Control of a Coal Preparation Facility," Instrumentation in the Mining and Metallurgy Industries, Vol. 12, The Instrument Society of America, 1985, pp. 81-88.

Kawatra, S. K., Seitz, R. A., and Suardini, P. J., "The Control of Coal Flotation Circuits," Chapter 23, Control '84, Society of Mining Engineers, 1984, pp. 225-233.

Seitz, R. A. and Kawatra, S. K., "Further Studies on the Use of Classifiers for the Control of Wet Grinding Circuits," International Journal of Mineral Processing, Vol. 12, 1984, pp. 239-249.

Kawatra, S. K. and Seitz, R. A., "Calculating the Particle Size Distribution in a Hydrocyclone Product for Simulation Purposes," Minerals and Metallurgical Processing, 1985, pp. 152-153.

Kawatra, S. K. and Seitz, R. A., "The Effect of Froth Structure on Coal Flotation and Its Use in Process Control Strategy Development," Proceedings of the Applications of Computers in Mineral Industry, London, 1984, pp. 139-147.

Kawatra, S. K. and Seitz, R. A., "An Analysis of Wet Grinding Circuit Control Using Inferential Particle Size Measurement," Trans. of Society of Mining Engineers, Vol. 274, 1984, pp. 1962- 1964.

Kawatra, S. K. and Seitz, R. A., "An Analytical Development of the Inferential Sizing Technique for Control of Wet Grinding Circuits," Proceedings of International Symposium on Recent Advances in Particulate Science and Technology, Madras, India, 1982.

Kawatra, S. K. and Suardini, P. J., "The Computer Simulation of Rougher Cleaner Scavenger Flotation Circuit for a Hematite Ore," Proceedings of the 14th International Mineral Processing Congress, Toronto, 1982.

Kawatra, S. K. and Laurila, M. J., "On-Line Analysis of Coal Ash in Flotation Slurries: A Laboratory Investigation," Chapter 10, Applications of Computers in Mineral Industry, Society of Mining Engineers, 1982.

Kawatra, S. K. and Waters, J. W., "The Computer Simulation of a Rougher- Scavenger Flotation Circuit for a Hematite Ore," Chapter 59, Applications of Computers in Mineral Industry, Society of Mining Engineers, 1982.

Kawatra, S. K. and Dalton, J. L., "On Stream Analysis of Lead and Zinc Ore Fractions Using Energy Dispersive and Wavelength Dispersive Techniques," Chapter 36, Advances in X-Ray Analysis, Vol. 24, Plenum Publishing, 1981.

Kawatra, S. K., "On-Line Characterization of Coal Slurries," Argonne National Laboratory, Publication No. ANL80-62, 1980.

Kawatra, S. K., "A Coal Ash Monitor for Coal Cleaning Processes," Chapter 30, Fine Particles Processing, Society of Mining Engineers, Vol. 1, 1980.

Kawatra, S. K. and Thayer, D. M., "A Comparative Analysis of Particle Size Measurement in Wet Grinding Circuits," Proceedings of the 4th Joint Meeting MMIJ-AIME, PPC-1-3, 31-45, 1980. Plitt, L. R and Kawatra, S. K., "Estimating the Cut (d50) Size of Classifiers Without Product Particle-Size Measurement," International Journal of Mineral Processing, Vol. 5, 1979.

Kawatra, S. K. and Dalton, J. K., "A Gamma Density Gauge for Coal Cleaning Processes," American Nuclear Society Transactions, Vol. 32, 1979.

Kawatra, S. K. and Thayer, D. M., "Particle Size Control in a Wet Grinding Circuit," Proc. of 16th Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry, Society of Mining Engrs., 1979.

Kawatra, S. K., "Effect of Variation of Entrained Air in Flotation Slurries on the On-Stream Determination of Copper by Radio-Isotope X-Ray Fluorescent Analysis," Canadian Journal of Spectroscopy, vol 21, No. 1, 1976.

Kawatra, S. K., "Feasibility Studies of the On-Stream Analysis of Lead in Mineral Slurries," Journal of South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Vol. 77, No. 1, 1976.

Kawatra, S. K., "The Design and Operational Characteristics of a Portable Multi-Stream On-Line Analyzer," International Journal of Mineral Processing, Vol. 3, No. 1, 1976.

Kawatra, S. K., "The On-Line Measurement of Ash in Coal Slurries," Canadian Journal of Spectroscopy, Vol. 21, No. 2, 1976.

Kawatra, S. K., "The Influence of Length of Flow Cell and Strength of a Source on the Performance of a Gamma Density Gauge," International Journal of Mineral Processing, Vol. 3, No. 2, 1976.

Kawatra, S. K., "Use of Scattered Radiation in the Determination of Copper in Mineral Slurries," Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Bulletin, Vol. 69, No. 772, 1976.

Kawatra, S. K., "The Use of a Gd-153 Gamma Ray Density Gauge for Coal Slurries in an On-Line X-Ray Fluorescence System," Canadian Journal of Spectroscopy, Vol. 21, No. 4, 1976.