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    Cubicity

    Sandvik Rock Processing

    Quarry Academy 2005


    Design of a Plant circuit
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    T ? How do we get a
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    cubical product from a
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    Hydrocone crusher or
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    y a Merlin VSI?
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    Good shape fractions
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    z Rail-way Ballast 32-56(63) mm from secondary crusher
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    e z Concrete fractions 8-16, 16-32 mm and sand
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    s z Asphalt fractions 4(5)-8, 8-11, 11-16 and 16-22 mm.
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    e z Most critical fraction to get cubical are the 4-8 or 5-8 mm
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    and crushed concrete sand
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    Test norms
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    Test methods for determining cubical shape
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    z Europe
    e 9 Shape index (SI) where L/T > 3
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    s 9 Flakiness Index (FI) W/T where W/T > 0.6
    T z British Standard BS 812, Flake Index, the slot hole
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    c width is 3/5 of the median dimension of the fraction.
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    n z ASTM – Superpave L/T > 5
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    l z Others, Russia, China, India etc
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    Feed materials
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    Rule of thumbs
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    z Higher Impact Work Index (WI) gives in H/C larger CSS
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    z Materials with coarse crystalline structure usually give
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    better shape than fine crystalline material.
    e 9Coarse crystalline is for example Granite, Gneiss.
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    h 9Fine crystalline is for example Basalt, Diabase
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    o z Sedimantary rocks can be difficult to shape up due to the
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    o laminar structure in the material
    g 9 Laminar structure in for example Slate, Sandstone
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    z Long feed fractions normally gives better shape
    e 9Top feed size < 3/4 of intake opening
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    t 9In Merlin VSI 0-fraction increase the cubicity
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    r z Contaminations reduce the possibility of produce good
    shape
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    Important guidelines H/C
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    To get cubical products from the Hydrocone
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    z The crusher should always be choke fed
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    z Surge Bin with feeder and the Surge Bin equipped with
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    max/min level indicators.(min level indicator interlocked
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    with the feeder).
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    z Max level indicator in the feed Hopper of the Hydrocone
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    to be interlocked with the feeder.
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    z Long fraction (4-32 mm) gives high pressure in the
    y crushing chamber and more interparticle crushing
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    z Max feed size ¾ of intake
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    z Preferable reduction ratio 3.
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    z Smaller crushers give better shape in fine fractions
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    Important guidelines VSI
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    s To get cubical products from the Merlin
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    z The crusher should always be even fed
    T 9 Capacity, watch up for under feeding
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    c 9 Particle size distribution, well mixed
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    n z 0 – fraction reduce impact crushing and increase
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    l abrasion breakage which increase cubicity
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    g z Max feed size ¾ of intake
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    z Preferable By-FlowTM process.
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    e z Can be used as fraction(s) upgrader
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    No cubicity Plant
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    r Production 0 – 16 mm
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    11-16 8-11 4-8 2-4

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    Sep 16 mm
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    Why ?

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    Upgraded cubicity Plant
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    r Production 0 – 16 mm
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    c Deck 1
    e Sep 16 mm
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    e Deck 2 11-16 8-11 4-8 2-4 0-2

    n Sep 25 mm
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    Why ?

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    Cubicity Plant
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    r Production 0 – 16 mm
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    Deck 1
    T Sep 16 mm
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    n NF

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    Deck 2 11-16 8-11 4-8 2-4 0-2

    C Sep 4 mm
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    e Why ?
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    Alternative?

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    One example
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    Hydrocone 3800,
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    s SI (L/T > 3)
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    T Feed (mm) 4 – 8 mm Note


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    4 – 32 15 % MF, ecc 29 mm
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    g 32 – 63 31 % MF, ecc 29 mm
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    4 – 63 22 % MF, ecc 29 mm
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