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Experimental assessment of grinding bead velocity distributions and stressing conditions in stirred media mills

Journal

ADVANCED POWDER TECHNOLOGY
Volume 32, Issue 2, Pages 413-423

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ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2020.12.022

Keywords

Particle transport; Magnetic tracking; Grinding bead velocity distribution; Stirred media mill; Stressing condition

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  1. DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) [SPP 1679, KW9/19-3]
  2. Glencore Technology

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The study aims to investigate the position, velocity, and radial circulation of individual grinding beads at different operation parameters in stirred media mills. The results can be used to validate DEM simulation results and provide important insights for studying fine grinding processes in stirred media mills.
Fine grinding in stirred media mills is an important process in mineral, chemical and pharmaceutical industry. The stressing mechanism in these mills is grinding through compression and shearing by grinding beads. A few studies have examined grinding bead transport in stirred media mills. Radiometric methods detect the local filling degree, but little is known about the experimental motion of the grinding beads in the mill. This study aims to investigate the position, velocity and radial circulation of individual grinding beads at different operation parameters (viscosity and tip speed) by a fast and inexpensive measurement technique. Additional information about stresses in the mill were derived, such as a relation between axial grinding media distribution and grinding bead velocity. As a result, the two investigated operation parameter (viscosity and tip speed) effect the grinding bead velocity and grinding bead transport in the mill. The mentioned results can be used to validate DEM simulation results. (c) 2021 The Society of Powder Technology Japan. Published by Elsevier B.V. and The Society of Powder Technology Japan. All rights reserved.

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