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Contents

Introduction
Types and Process

Principle of work

Description of Ball mill


Design and Cost
Introduction

It is a device used for size reduction, It


can reduce sizes up to a tenth of a
micron.
Cylindrical in shape.
Rotates on a horizontal axis.
Partially filled with the material to be
ground and the grinding medium.

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Types and Process

Types and
process

There are two There are two


Processes Types

1. Wet Process 1. Continuous


2. Dry Process 2. Batch

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Principle of ball mill

The rpm of mill


The difference in speed between balls

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Description

A
Inlet

B
Drive

C
Outlet

D
Mill Internals

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A. Inlet

INLET TUBE
mostly for wet mills

 INLET CHUTE
with fresh air flap for mill
ventilation

INLET SCREW
for problematic feed materials
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Types of inlet

1- TUBE 2- CHUTE B.3- SCREW

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B. Drivers

1- CENTRAL 2- GEAR RIM/PINION

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Types of drives

CENTRAL DRIVE

GEAR RIM / PINION


with one pinion or double pinion

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C. Outlet

OVERFLOW MILLS WITH/WITHOUT


SCREEN CAGE
for wet mills

DISCHARGE DIAPHRAGM
for wet and dry mill

CENTRAL DISCHARGE
for dry mills

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Types of Outlet

1- OVERFLOW 2- DISCHARGE DIAP. 3- CENTRAL

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D. Mill Internals

STEEL LINING
for wet and dry mills

 RUBBER LINING
for wet mills

 CERAMIC LINING
for iron-free grinding

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Types of Mill Internals

STEEL RUBBER CERAMIC

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Fastening systems

Bolted version

Semi-bolted version

Boltless version Ball Mill


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Design

IMPORTANT DATA TO DESIGN A Ball


MILL

Feed material: Environment:


Temperature [°C]: Altitude [m a.s.l.]
Grain size [80% < x µm]: Ambient temperature [°C]
Work Index acc. Bond [kWh/t]:
Feed quantity [kg/h]:

Process: Product:
Dry / wet grinding max. temperature [°C]:
Open / closed circuit Grain size [80% < x µm]:
Grinding media

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Calculation

 Feed capacity → Mill dimensions


 Filling ratio (30-45%), Mill dimensions →
Bulk volume of the balls
 ball size : D2 = k * Dp
(where k ranges from 0.9 to 1.4)
 Speed of the shell
Ncritical = (30*f)/√(R-r), where f =0.65-0.75
 Mass of balls = Bulk volume * Bulk density

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Cost

Cost Ball mills, Ball charge


are $315 S/ton
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Cost Ball mills dry grinding

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Cost Ball mills for wet grinding

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To get the price of the ball mill
for 2007

Cost 2007
=(Cost 1990)*(Cost index 2007)/(cost
index 1990)

Cost index 2007=533.1


Cost index 1990=357.6

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