COMPRESSIVE COMMINUTION MECHANISM OF PARTICLE BEDS

Granular material mechanics,finite element analysis and crushing theory are applied to study the compressive comminution mechanism of particle beds in this paper.This is a new method by which we have established an equivalent model of granular material,determined the values and distributions of contact forces and discovered a crushing law.The model has been tested on the newly designed equipment and proved to be correct.Some new characteristics and laws of compressive comminution of particle beds have been found.

Energy Consumption in Comminution of Mica with Cavitation Abrasive Water Jet

We have studied the efficiency of energy consumption in the comminution of mica powder with cavitation abrasive water jet technology. The energy required to create new surfaces in the comminution of mica powder with cavitation abrasive water jet was calculated,in order to estimate its efficiency of energy consumption. The particle size distribution and the specific surface area were measured by applying a JEM-200CX transmission electron microscope and an Autosorb-1 automatic surface area analyzer. The study results show that the efficiency of energy consumed in creating new surface areas is as high as 2.92%,or 4.94% with the aid of cavitation in the comminution of mica powder. This efficiency will decrease with an increase in the number of comminutions. After three comminutions,the efficien-cies will become 1.91% and 2.29% for comminution without cavitation and with cavitation,respectively. The abrasive water jet technology is an effective way for comminution of mica powder.

Application of the fractal theory for evaluating effects of coal comminution by waterjet

Comminution of coal to ultrafine sizes by high-pressure waterjet provides a novel method for preparation of coal-water fuels for next generation,near-zero emission electric power generation.The particle size distribution(PSD)of ground coal is a key parameter in the preparation of slurries as it determines the settling behavior of the particles and viscosity of the coal-water mixture.There are several methods available for representation and evaluation of particle size analysis data.However,fractal theory provides a means by which the entire PSD of comminuted materials can be quantified by using of a specific and exact value.In this paper,a volume-based fractal model was deduced to characterize the PSD of the coal which is ground in a specially designed comminution cell.During the size reduction process,the inlet pressures up to 276 MPa were used.

Pre-treatment of rocks prior to comminution--A critical review of present practices

It has been an established fact that comminution processes, crushing and grinding, are most energy intensive processes which account for more than half of the total energy consumed in mineral industries.Various alternative pre-treatment methods have been tried by experts around the globe. Although these methods yielded positive results in terms of reduction in energy consumption in crushing and particularly, in grinding operations at laboratory scale, their industrial application still remains an unresolved issue and challenge. Present review paper describes each one of these methods along with outcome of earlier studies and issues that need to be addressed through further rigorous experimental investigation.It also suggests the direction in which future studies can be carried out to meet the primary objective of making comminution processes more energy efficient than today they are.

Numerical simulation of high voltage electric pulse comminution of phosphate ore

Numerical simulation of the electrical field distribution helps in-depth understanding of the mechanisms behind the responses and the benefits of the high voltage pulse comminution. The COMSOL Multiphysics package was used to numerically simulate the effect of ore compositions in this study. Regarding phosphate ore particles shape and composition, the effects of mineral composition, particle size, particle shape and electrodes distance were investigated on the electrical field intensity and distribution. The results show that the induced electrical field is significantly dependent on the electrical properties of minerals,the feed particle size and the location of conductive minerals in ores. The angle of material contact surface with the discharge electrode is also an important factor in the intensity of electrical field. Moreover,it is found that the specific liberation effect at the disintegration of phosphate ore by electrical pulses is due to the locality of the electrical field at the interface of mineral components of the phosphate ore aggregates with different permittivities. However, the intensity of the electrical field increases with sharpening the contact angle. Besides, the electrical discharge in the samples is converted to the electrohydraulic discharge across the surrounding water by changing the distance between the discharge electrode and sample surface.

Comminution of Mica by Cavitation Abrasive Water Jet

The comminution of mica with an abrasive water jet is mainly based on three knids of effects, that is, high-speed collision, cavitating effect and shearing effect. Cavitation abrasive water jet was applied for the comminution of mica because cavitation abrasive water jet can make full use of the three effects mentioned above. Besides high speed impacting among particles,cavitation and shearing were also enhanced due to the divergent angle at the outlet of the cavitation nozzle.A JME-200CX transmission electron microscope was used for observing the size distribution of particles.Variance analysis on the experimental results indicates that the effect of cavitation is much more significant than that of collision.The effect of pressure on comminution results becomes less with the decrease of the particle size.

A CONTINUOUS DAMAGE APPROACH TO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SIZE REDUCTION AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION DURING ORE COMMINUTION

Based upon the aspect of continuous damaging,the process of ore comminution may be des- cribed as the growth and propagation of the microcracks in the ore grains under external load- ing,and a theoretical expression has been developed on the relationship between the grain size distribution and the total energy consumption during entire ore comminution process.The en- ergy consumed totally may be considered consisting of two portions,i.e.with fresh crack sur- faces growth and with crack propagation.The proposed expression seems to be an advance over previous conventional ones,especially that from the viewpoint of energy distribution.

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON ULTRAFINE COMMINUTION IN THEORY OF VERTIGINOUS CURRENT OF BULK MATERIAL

Experiment about ultrafine comminution in theory of vertiginous current of bulk material has successfully performed by a lately developed vertical shaft centrifugal autogenous grinder. The results of tested several materials are analyzed, moreover. the comminution mechanism and the affecting factors of ultrafine comminution are analyzed.

STUDY ON ULTRAFINE COMMINUTION AND ITS MECHANISM OF HARD KAOLIN

The comminution mechanism of hard kaolin from Enshi District in China Hubei Province is investigated through applying comminution theory and basing on the ore properties of the kaolin. The technique and effectiveness of comminution are introduced according to the practice of ultra-fine comminution with impact comminutor. The results show that the circuit comminutor unit has advantages of simple technological process, being easily controlled, high effectiveness and so on.

Computational Comminution and Its Key Technologies Applied to Materials Processing Procedure

A new concept named computational comminution is proposed in thispaper, which is different from the traditional studies on materialsprocessing procedure such as the study based on theoretic models, thestudy based on experiment models, which is based on informationmodels. Some key technologies applied to mate- rials processingprocedure such as artificial neural networks, fuzzy sets, geneticalgorithms and visualization techn- ology are also presented, and afusing methodology of these new technologies is studied. Applicationin the cement grinding process of Horomill shows that results in thispaper are efficient.

COMMINUTION CIRCUIT FOR LARGE CONCENTRATOR

This paper provides a summary of the current comminution circuit and its development trend,focusing the discussion on the comminution circuit selection for the No.3 concentrator with 60000 t/d througput in the Dexing Copper Mine.Based on the large amount of information and data on autogenous grinding tests and conventional grinding practices in the Dexing Copper Mine,the comparison results for various comminution circuits as well as the authors suggestions for the comminution system are presented.

DESCRIPTION OF G-S PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF ROCK COMMINUTION WITH FRACTAL GEOMETRY

The fractal model of rock comminution is presented with Mandelbrot's fractal geometry.The results show that it is difficult for those with only a linear similarity ratio to fit practical situations.The comminution prob ability of the central part should be considered so the geometric meaning of the constant in Gaudin-Schuhmann's distribution function can be explained more clearly.

ANALYSIS OF DISSIPATIVE STRUCTURE IN MATERIAL COMMINUTION

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Effects of Ultrafine Comminution on the Dissolution of Active Ingredients from Compound Feed Additive of Strobilanthes cusia

[Objective] The research aimed to explore the effects of comminution technology on the dissolution of active components from compound feed additive of Strobi/anthes cusia. [Method] Using active component adenosine in principal herb S. cusia and chlorogenic acid in minister drug Lonicera japonica Thunb. as dissolution indices,the effects of ultrafine comminution on the dissolution degree of compound feed additive of S. cusia were analyzed. [ Result] The dissolution degree of adenosine and chlorogenic acid in ultra micro particles were obviously higher than that of common particles. Ultrafine comminution could significantly quicken the dissolution rate of adenosine and chlorogenic acid in compound feed additive of S. cusia, shorten the extraction time, avoid the breakage of active components in long-time extraction process,and meanwhile saved the energy greatly. [ Conclusion] The ultrafine comminution technology could obviously increase the dissolution degree of active components in compound feed additive of S. cusia.

Effect of cavitation on comminution of mica powder

The cavitation abrasive water jet was used in the comminution ofmica. By applying a cavitation nozzle in the abrasive water jetsystem to enhance the effect of cavitation and friction, bettercomminution results were obtained. The JME-200CX transmission elec-tron microscope was used for observing the size distribution ofparticles. As using cavitation abrasive water jet, the relativecomminution effect is raised by more than 25/100 compared with usingabrasive water jet only. It can be concluded that the effect ofcavitation is much more significant than that of impacting in thecomminution of mica.

Influence of the Hydriding Cycles on U-IOMo Alloy Comminution Process

Hydriding-dehydriding process has been widely employed to comminute uranium alloys. Developments have been made to improve this process because it is a cheaper way to obtain powder of uranium alloys compared to the other methods, such as atomization. This work presented an innovative comminution process of U-10Mo alloy in laboratory scale where a Sievert type equipment was utilized and only hydriding cycles were employed without repetition of the dehydriding procedure. Experiments of comminution of the U-10Mo alloy were carried out by employing alloy samples which were submitted to different heat treatment conditions and, subsequently, to different hydriding cycles. The heat treatments considered were hot rolled at 800 ℃, homogenization at 900 ℃ or 1,000 ℃ and aging at 520℃. It was observed that the number of hydriding cycles and heat treatment conditions have influenced the particle size distributions. Samples that were hot-rolled, homogenized at 1,000 ℃ and aged, and comminuted with five cycles of hydriding have produced powders with particle size distribution more uniform with the major quantity of particles in the range from 50μm to 200 μm while the other conditions have obtained a great quantity above 200 μm.

The principle,application,and prospect of using the uranium comminution age to indicate the catchment erosion depth

Catchment erosion not only shapes various landforms of the earth’s surface but also affects the rates of chemical weathering and CO_(2) absorption by controlling the exposure of rock fragments,and thus acts as a regulator of the global climate.Therefore,studying the occurrence and controlling factors of catchment erosion can improve our understanding of topographic evolution and long-term climate change.This paper introduces the“comminution age”method based on (^(234)U/^(238)U) of sediment detrital components and its applications to indicate the catchment erosion depth,which is widely applied to different depositional environments.In tectonically stable regions,where there is shallow erosion,the sediment output from the catchment is usually accompanied by a low (^(234)U/^(238)U).On the other hand,where there is deep erosion,the (^(234)U/^(238)U) of the downstream sediments is usually high.In tectonically active regions,deep erosion is common,and the sediment erosion process is subject to rapid material transport,such as landslide-induced sediment displacement.Since the sediment exposure history is short,the (^(234)U/^(238)U) of the detrital components is close to 1,thus reaching“secular equilibrium”.The comminution age method is promising in terms of tracing catchment erosion depths at the orbital scale.Furthermore,this method is also sensitive to the erosion changes caused by rapid climate changes and human activities.

Enhancement of energy efficiency for mechanical production of fine and ultra-fine particles in comminution

This paper presents the energy requirements for mechanical production of fine and ultra-fine particles in comminution. Recent approaches for effective size reduction and energy saving in comminution are described, viz., （a） development and application of new mills/classifiers, （b） adjustment of the bead characterization in stirred bead mills, （c） hybrid comminution systems with roller-press and media mill, （d） assisted methods, and （e） simulation.2007 Chinese Society of Particuology and Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Blast-induced ground vibration prediction in granite quarries:An application of gene expression programming,ANFIS,and sine cosine algorithm optimized ANN

Blasting of rocks has intrinsic environmental impacts such as ground vibration,which can interfere with the safety of lives and property.Hence,accurate prediction of the environmental impacts of blasting is imperative as the empirical models are not accurate as evident in the literature.Therefore,there is need to consider some robust predictive models for accurate prediction results.Gene expression programming(GEP),adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system(ANFIS),and sine cosine algorithm optimized artificial neural network(SCA-ANN)models are proposed for predicting the blast-initiated ground vibration in five granite quarries.The input parameters into the models are the distance from the point of blasting to the point of measurement(D),the weight of charge per delay(W),rock density(q),and the Schmidt rebound hardness(SRH)value while peak particle velocity(PPV)is the targeted output.100 datasets were used in developing the proposed models.The performance of the proposed models was examined using the coefficient of determination(R2)and error analysis.The R2 values obtained for the GEP,ANFIS,and SCA-ANN models are 0.989,0.997,and 0.999,respectively,while their errors are close to zero.The proposed models are compared with an empirical model and are found to outperform the empirical model.

An Overview of Mineral Processing in China

The latest progress in mineral processing in China is described. It is also pointed out that the existing technology can not meet the needs of economic development. The combined challenges of poor resources, economical benefits and environmental pollution issues require further research to upgrade the separation efficiency economically. The methods of mineral processing should play a more important part in waste treatment such as wastewater treatment, the remediation of contaminated soil and the recycling of wastes. Biomineral technology will be utilised in the near future.