The Flash Dart is eDart Slurry Valve’s latest control valves range which is a step closer to the company’s aim of becoming a worldwide supplier of slurry flow control systems to the mining industry.
eDart aims to further grow its mining valves division in the future by extending and improving its analysis division, which focuses on computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
“The CFD software used to develop products allows eDart to perform a number of virtual iterations before any manufacturing takes place. The company is geared towards performing more analysis work in 2012,” says eDart engineer Nicholas Sessions.
The CFD software, named FloEFD, used in the development of the Flash Dart control valve, allows the valve design to incorporate an underflow into the valve body. This feature enables the heavier, more erosive particles to be passed directly under the seat, which extends the valve life.
The Flash Dart is suited to use in a mill cyclone return stream. However, its replaceable underflow restriction feature, which is fully customisable to its specific application, extends its use to high-flow, coarse-particle, abrasive environments and eDart’s Flash Float – a piece of equipment used in mineral proces-sing to improve processing performance.
