Hallbom, DJ 2010, 'Applying the operating range method to paste backfill systems', in R Jewell & AB Fourie (eds), Paste 2010: Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Seminar on Paste and Thickened Tailings, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, pp. 111-124, https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_rep/1063_10_Hallbom
(https://papers.acg.uwa.edu.au/p/1063_10_Hallbom/)
Abstract: The operating range method (ORM) was developed to simplify design of hydraulic backfill distribution 
systems. The ORM allows all of the configurations that the system will have over the life of the mine to be 
analysed simultaneously and with incomplete information. Designers of paste backfill systems have similar 
issues, which can be overcome using the ORM. However, the flow behaviour of paste is significantly 
different than sand slurry’s. This paper demonstrates how the ORM may be adapted for the design of paste 
backfill systems.