Tube Mills
Tube Mills consist of revolving cylinders, the interior of which is perfectly plain. They contain a number of hard balls. They differ from ball mills essentially in having the inlet for ore at one end and the outlet at the other, and in the absence of provision in the machine itself for the return of uncrushed […]
Grind Size & Liberation for Optimum Flotation Recovery
Here is a trick for knowing if your flotation feed grind size is fine enough to achieve adequate mineral liberation without doing a full mineralogy study. If your key mineral is sufficiently liberated, it should float and be recovered in the first few minutes in an initial %mass that stabilizes quickly = the green curve. […]
Roller Mills
In the Griffin Mill, there is a single roller suspended in a similar way to the rollers in a Huntington mill. The roller is about 18 inches in diameter, and rolls on the inside of a die ring 30 inches in diameter. It takes material up to 1½ inches in diameter, and crushes either wet […]
Huntington Mill
The Huntington Roller Mill, here described as a type of the many good roller mills now in use, is best suited for the fine crushing of ores which are not too hard. It consists of an iron pan, at the top of which a ring, B (Fig. 40), is set, and attached to this are three […]
Ball Mill Gear
Two general classifications of gearing are used for ball Mill drives. These are the spur gear and the helical gear. Helical gearing may be either of the single helical or double helical (Herringbone) design. SPUR GEARS These are generally furnished on the smaller diameter mills using V-belt drives or reducer drives. Spur gears and pinions […]
Ball Mill Drives
Several types of ball mill drives can be furnished, made up of various combinations of gearing, motors and transmission equipment. The correct combination to be selected takes into consideration power requirements, gear ratings, floor space, interference from other plant equipment and motor characteristics. The main types are described and illustrated on these pages. Motors considered […]
Ball Mill Feeders
Each application dictates the selection of proper feeding arrangement. This depends upon whether the grinding will be open circuit or closed circuit, and dry grinding or wet grinding. The size of feed and tonnage rates are also important factors. Speed of scoop lip is important. Listed below for your convenience is a table showing critical […]
Pebble Mill Grinding
Essentially tube mills and pebble mills may be considered as ball mills, the basic difference being that the ratio of length to diameter is greater. Usually the shell length is between 2 and 5 times the diameter. These mills are primarily used to grind various materials to 100 mesh and finer. The Tube Mill uses […]
Cement Grinding
The principle of Grate Discharge grinding is nearly universally adapted in the cement grinding industry. Grate Discharge Ball Mills are the rule rather than the exception. Rod Mills for raw and finish grinding begin to enter the picture. Larger and larger diameter mills become common. Lengths tend to shorten. Cement grinding using Grate Discharge principles developed in […]
Comminution Theory & Process Equipment
This page is devoted to the subject “From the Comminution Theory to Practice by selection of the correct Process Equipment” by taking you step by step through some of the variables encountered in the specific part of Comminution called grinding and how each of these affect your operations. Should it be possible to reduce all of these variables to […]