Size by Size Separation Characteristics of a Coal Cleaning Jig

Jigging is essentially a cleaning process to separate particles of different relative densities. Usually the jig feed is narrowly sized, however the definition of settling velocity indicates that particle size possibly plays certain role in the process of separation. Limited work is available in published literature on the separation characteristics of constituent size fractions of the feed that has been subjected to jigging. The present communication examines size by size separation characteristics of a Batac jig cleaning metallurgical coal. The characteristics have been measured by Probable Error in Separation, Imperfection and Organic Efficiency. Effect of NGM on the separation characteristics, if any, has also been investigated.