A comparative analysis of steel and alumina balls in fine milling of cement clinker via PBM and DEM

N Muanpaopong, R Davé, E Bilgili - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
This study explored the breakage kinetics of cement clinker in a lab-scale ball mill loaded
with steel or alumina balls of 20, 30, and 40 mm sizes and their mixtures. The temporal …

Evolution of grinding energy and particle size during dry ball-milling of silica sand

N Blanc, C Mayer-Laigle, X Frank, F Radjai… - Powder Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The energy efficiency of dry fine grinding process of powders dramatically declines with
decreasing particle size, and represents a growing concern in various cutting-edge technical …

High-efficiency and energy-conservation grinding technology using a special ceramic-medium stirred mill: A pilot-scale study

X Zhang, Y Qin, J **, Y Li, P Gao - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
A pilot-scale grinding technology of ceramic medium stirred mill was proposed in this study.
Based on the specific productivity and grinding efficiency, the appropriate grinding …

Kinetics of dry-batch grinding in a laboratory-scale ball mill of Sn–Ta–Nb minerals from the Penouta mine (Spain)

JV Nava, T Llorens, JM Menéndez-Aguado - Metals, 2020 - mdpi.com
The optimization of processing plants is one of the main concerns in the mining industry,
since the comminution stage, a fundamental operation, accounts for up to 70% of total …

[BOOK][B] Particle breakage

AD Salman, M Ghadiri, M Hounslow - 2007 - books.google.com
Particle breakage is an important process within a wide range of solids processing
industries, including pharmaceuticals, food, agricultural and mining. Breakage of particles …

Effects of dry grinding on the structure and granularity of calcite and its polymorphic transformation into aragonite

T Li, F Sui, F Li, Y Cai, Z ** - Powder technology, 2014 - Elsevier
The structure and granularity of calcite were measured during dry grinding in a ball mill by X-
ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and laser diffraction, and its …

The effects on the grinding parameters of chemical, morphological and mineralogical properties of three different calcites in a Hardgrove mill

V Deniz - Minerals Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, the kinetic model commonly uses the specific rate of breakage (S i) and the
cumulative breakage distribution (B i, j) functions to explain the grinding behavior of the …

The effects of grinding media shapes on the grinding kinetics of cement clinker in ball mill

HY Qian, QG Kong, BL Zhang - Powder technology, 2013 - Elsevier
To investigate the effects of grinding media shapes on the grinding kinetics of ball mill
cement clinker, the grinding effects with ϕ20mm balls and ϕ20× 20mm cylinders on six …

Particle size distribution and structural changes in limestone ground in planetary ball mill

PL Guzzo, JB Santos, RC David - International Journal of Mineral …, 2014 - Elsevier
The dry grinding of limestone in a planetary ball mill was investigated as a function of the
diameter of the grinding balls and the revolution speed of the mill. The tests were carried out …

The effects of grinding media shape on breakage rate

H Ipek - Minerals Engineering, 2006 - Elsevier
Cylindrical grinding media, which have a slightly spherical shape, called Cylpebs have
recently been introduced. Comparative tests have been performed using Cylpebs and balls …