Jan - Van - Schoor - EVALUATION OF THE BATCH PRESS AS A LABORATORY TOOL TO SIMULATE MEDIUM PRESSURE ROLLER CRUSHERS
Jan - Van - Schoor - EVALUATION OF THE BATCH PRESS AS A LABORATORY TOOL TO SIMULATE MEDIUM PRESSURE ROLLER CRUSHERS
Jan - Van - Schoor - EVALUATION OF THE BATCH PRESS AS A LABORATORY TOOL TO SIMULATE MEDIUM PRESSURE ROLLER CRUSHERS
2.0 Background
HPGR and VRM applications in
mining industry increase
Green fields projects
Research tools
5.0 Results
6.0 Conclusions
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1.0 AIM OF THE PROJECT
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AIM OF THE PROJECT
H y d ra u lic
C y lin d e r
200 m m
P is to n
1 38 m m
O re s a m p le 25 0 m m
50 mm
50 mm
240 m m
C y lin d e r 50 m m
L o a d c e ll
Low er bed
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2.0 BACKGROUND
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BACKGROUND
•Research tool for new projects and understanding of different ore types
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3.0 METHODOLOGY
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METHODOLOGY
•Direct comparison
•Simple scale-up
•Model studied
•E~Wi*1/Pn
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METHODOLOGY
Batch Press
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METHODOLOGY
•Plot energy consumption versus P80/P50 for the VRM and press.
•Determine the operating work index for at all the data points
•Wi is the amount of energy to mill the material to 100µm and must be the
same value as determined from the data
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METHODOLOGY
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4.0 COMMINUTION MODELS
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COMMINUTION MODELS FROM HUKKI (1988)
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5.0 RESULTS
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RESULTS
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RESULTS
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RESULTS
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RESULTS
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RESULTS
Results
Values of OWi and n for the Loesche mill, batch press and ball mill for Foskor ore
Horomill Batch press Ball mill
F80 F50 P80 P50 F80 F50 P80 P50 P80
(µm) (µm) (µm) (µm) (µm) (µm) (µm) (µm) (µm)
OWi n OWi n OWi n OWi n OWi n
15300 3000 9.51 1.05 7.5 2.31 2008 620 5.33 0.24 4.7 0.85 12 1.05
Values of OWi and n for the Loesche mill and batch press for Rosh Pinah ore
Top Loesche mill Batch press
size
F80(µm) F50(µm) P80(µm) P50(µm) F80(µ F50(µm) P80(µm) P50(µm)
m)
OWi n OWi n OWi n OWi n
3 mm 1500 530 6.68 1.10 3.33 0.83 1500 530 2.67 0.77 1.69 0.79
5 mm 3000 1600 7.18 1.22 3.43 0.95 3000 1600 3.04 0.65 1.73 0.80
10 mm 5800 3350 9.89 1.36 4.42 0.95 5800 3350 3.04 0.68 1.71 0.79
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RESULTS
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RESULTS
15.0
5.0
0.0
80.0 100.0 120.0 140.0
P80(µm)
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6.0 CONCLUSION
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CONCLUSION
•E = Wi*100f(P)*(1/Pf(P)-1/Ff(P))
•Wi = K/(P0.23*G0.82*(1/P80n-1/F80n))
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Conclusion
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