[1]Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology,Tehran 15875-4413, Iran;
[2]Young Researchers and Elites Club, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University,Tehran 1477893855, Iran;
[1]Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology,Tehran 15875-4413, Iran;
[1]Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology,Tehran 15875-4413, Iran;
[3]Department of Mining Engineering, University of Kashan, Kashan 8731753153, Iran;
dynamic simulation; dewatering; thickener behavior; pilot thickener; validation;