Bibliographic citations
Castillo, A., (2023). Diseño de un sistema de impulsión de solución rica de lixiviación (PLS) para reducir el consumo eléctrico en superficies de terreno ascendentes y descendentes [Trabajo de suficiencia profesional, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14076/24860
Castillo, A., Diseño de un sistema de impulsión de solución rica de lixiviación (PLS) para reducir el consumo eléctrico en superficies de terreno ascendentes y descendentes [Trabajo de suficiencia profesional]. PE: Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería; 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14076/24860
@misc{renati/712523,
title = "Diseño de un sistema de impulsión de solución rica de lixiviación (PLS) para reducir el consumo eléctrico en superficies de terreno ascendentes y descendentes",
author = "Castillo Carranza, Alonso Javier",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería",
year = "2023"
}
Pregnant leach solution (PLS) pipelines and pumping station, in mineral processing plants, require a high consumption of electrical energy. The purpose of the research was to optimize the electrical consumption of the PLS pumping stations and contribute to the reduction of the carbon footprint generated by the operation of these systems. In the research study, it was developed the hydraulic modeling of a conventional PLS pipeline system and an optimized PLS pipeline system for an ascending and descending topographic surface. The conventional system consisted of the operation of a pipeline pressurized throughout its entire length and the optimized system consisted of the operation of the pipeline pressurized up to the highest point of its path and then as a circular channel (fluid at atmospheric pressure). From the calculation of electrical power required by the PLS pumping stations, it was confirmed that the pumping station for the optimized pipeline system reduces electrical consumption compared to the pumping station of the conventional pipeline system. In addition, in the hydraulic analysis it was obtained that for the optimized system, thinner pipes are required, which also generates a positive impact on the environment because the amount of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) in the pipes decreases.
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