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A hard rock (specific gravity = 3.8) is fed at 12000 kg per hour (F2) to a ball mill operating with a classifying screen. The overhead from the classifying screen is recycled back (8000 kg/h) to the feed. Oversize Recycle, R IClassifying Crusher Raw Feed, F1 Screen F2 Ball Mill discharge, P, +Undersize Product, P2 The ball mill produces the following particle size distribution and a work index of 15.3 kWh/ton. Mass fraction Mesh (μm) F1 F2 P2 -6680 +4699 0.1 0.033 -4699 +3327 0.2 0.067 -3327 +2362 0.4 0.133 -2362 +1651 0.2 0.067 -1651 +1168 0.1 0.047 0.03 -1168 +833 0.027 0.06 -833 +589 0.040 0.09 -589 +417 0.167 0.35 -417 +295 0.200 0.30 -295 +208 0.133 0.08 -208 +147 0.040 0.05 -147 +104 0.027 0.04 -104 +74 0.020 O o o O

A hard rock (specific gravity = 3.8) is fed at 12000 kg per hour (F2) to a ball mill operating with a classifying screen. The overhead from the classifying screen is recycled back (8000 kg/h) to the feed. Oversize Recycle, R IClassifying Crusher Raw Feed, F1 Screen F2 Ball Mill discharge, P, +Undersize Product, P2 The ball mill produces the following particle size distribution and a work index of 15.3 kWh/ton. Mass fraction Mesh (μm) F1 F2 P2 -6680 +4699 0.1 0.033 -4699 +3327 0.2 0.067 -3327 +2362 0.4 0.133 -2362 +1651 0.2 0.067 -1651 +1168 0.1 0.047 0.03 -1168 +833 0.027 0.06 -833 +589 0.040 0.09 -589 +417 0.167 0.35 -417 +295 0.200 0.30 -295 +208 0.133 0.08 -208 +147 0.040 0.05 -147 +104 0.027 0.04 -104 +74 0.020 O o o O

Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
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ISBN:9781259696527
Author:J.M. Smith Termodinamica en ingenieria quimica, Hendrick C Van Ness, Michael Abbott, Mark Swihart
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a) Determine the average particle size (mm) of the feed and product from the ball mill.
 
b) Estimate the energy required (kW) to archive the particle size reduction determined in
part a)
c) If the total power supplied to drive the crone crusher is 52 kW, determine the energy
efficiency of the mill. 

A hard rock (specific gravity = 3.8) is fed at 12000 kg per hour (F2) to a ball mill operating with a classifying screen. The overhead from the classifying screen is recycled back (8000 kg/h) to the feed. Oversize Recycle, R IClassifying Crusher Raw Feed, F1 Screen F2 Ball Mill discharge, P, +Undersize Product, P2 The ball mill produces the following particle size distribution and a work index of 15.3 kWh/ton. Mass fraction Mesh (μm) F1 F2 P2 -6680 +4699 0.1 0.033 -4699 +3327 0.2 0.067 -3327 +2362 0.4 0.133 -2362 +1651 0.2 0.067 -1651 +1168 0.1 0.047 0.03 -1168 +833 0.027 0.06 -833 +589 0.040 0.09 -589 +417 0.167 0.35 -417 +295 0.200 0.30 -295 +208 0.133 0.08 -208 +147 0.040 0.05 -147 +104 0.027 0.04 -104 +74 0.020 O o o O
Transcribed Image Text:A hard rock (specific gravity = 3.8) is fed at 12000 kg per hour (F2) to a ball mill operating with a classifying screen. The overhead from the classifying screen is recycled back (8000 kg/h) to the feed. Oversize Recycle, R IClassifying Crusher Raw Feed, F1 Screen F2 Ball Mill discharge, P, +Undersize Product, P2 The ball mill produces the following particle size distribution and a work index of 15.3 kWh/ton. Mass fraction Mesh (μm) F1 F2 P2 -6680 +4699 0.1 0.033 -4699 +3327 0.2 0.067 -3327 +2362 0.4 0.133 -2362 +1651 0.2 0.067 -1651 +1168 0.1 0.047 0.03 -1168 +833 0.027 0.06 -833 +589 0.040 0.09 -589 +417 0.167 0.35 -417 +295 0.200 0.30 -295 +208 0.133 0.08 -208 +147 0.040 0.05 -147 +104 0.027 0.04 -104 +74 0.020 O o o O
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