(Meteorology) The process by which precipitation particles grow larger by collision or contact with cloud particles or other precipitation particles.
the act of binding fine particles together to create coarse particles as part of a mineral processing activity
formation of larger coal or ash particles by smaller particles sticking together
a jumbled collection or mass
the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating
(Water Quality) The grouping of small suspended particles into larger particles that are more easily removed through filtration, skimming, or settling. Also see Coagulation.
The condition in which particles (of pigments) collects in groups forming larger particles.
mixing of mined ore with lime, cyanide and cement prior to loading on the heap leach pad.
A clump of powder particles bound loosely together into clusters containing trapped air.
a process occurring in a fine suspension or slurry by which the crystals or solids collide and stick together into larger clumps.
A concentration process based on the adhesion of pulp particles to water. Loosely bonded associations of particles and bubbles are formed that are heavier than water; flowing-film gravity concentration is used to separate the agglomerates from nonagglomerated particles before placing on a leaching pad.
The action where small particles group together to form larger particles or nodes of a scale anywhere from pea to golf ball size usually due to moisture or surface tension
The recombination of finely dispersed particles into larger particles, typically caused by a disturbance of surface forces resulting from a change in environment.
The potential of the system for particle attraction and adhesion.
A tendency for small PIM particles to stick together and appear as larger particles. It is a common problem with the ceramics.
Any process for converting a mass of relatively fine solid material into a mass of larger lumps.
Adherence of particles into a small mass due to moisture, static charge or chemical or mechanical binding.
The process by which small particles of wet dust clump together to form larger particles. When you have finished looking at the definition, click your browser's back button to return to the page you were viewing.
A process where solid particles collide and stick to one another (by non chemical mechanisms) to form larger particles. Usually this is not reversible.
(Obsolete.) The process of growth of hydrometeors in clouds by the collection of other hydrometeors. Another obsolete term for these processes is coagulation. Accretion, coalescence, and aggregation are the terms presently in use.
Implies consolidation of solid particles into larger shapes by means of agitation alone, i.e., without application of mechanical pressure in molds, or between rolls, or through dies. Industrial agglomeration usually is implemented in balling devices such as rotating discs, drums, or cones; but it can occur in a simple mixer. On occasion, however, the word agglomeration has been used to describe the entire field of particulate consolidation.
Groups of fine dust particles clinging together to form a larger particle.
Term commonly used to describe sticking together of grain refiner particles.
The collecting or coalescence of dispersed suspended matter into larger masses or flocs which can settle and be filtered from water.