Grinding Course

Ball Charge Design

Methods

Ball Charge Design Methods

Polysius for Finish Mills
A formula that covers the entire mill as though it is a
single compartment mill.
Slegten For Finish Mills
Rules for 1st Compartment and Transition Zone
Formula for Remainder of 2 nd Compartment

Polysius Ball Charge for Finish Mills

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13
x
D 96 e
D = Ball Diameter , mm
X = Distance From Feed End of Mill, m

Ball Sizes
Ball Dia.,mm

Ball Dia, inch

approx std size, inch

90

3.54

3.5

80

3.15

70

2.76

2.75

60

2.36

2.5

50

1.97

40

1.57

1.5

30

1.18

1.25

25

0.98

20

0.79

0.75

16

0.63

0.625

Example of Polysius Ball Charge

% by Vol

Bulk Density,
kg/m3

Ball Dia, in

Mill Length,m

% by wt.

3.5

25.00

4500

25.00

25.00

4500

25.00

2.75

25.00

4500

25.00

2.5

25.00

4500

25.00

Total C1

100.00

Partition

0.5

21.05

4718

20.52

1.5

1.5

15.79

4788

15.62

1.25

31.58

4832

31.53

0.00

4886

0.00

0.75

31.58

4955

32.33

0.625

0.00

4999

0.00

Total C2

9.5

100.00

100.00

100.00

Slegten Ball Charge For Finish Mills

Use 90 mm Balls for 20% (by
wt.) of 1st Compartment
Charge.
Use Same number (n) of
80,70, and 60 mm Balls for
Remainder of 1st Compartment
Charge.
Use n number of 50 and 40
mm Balls in 2nd Compartment.
(Transition Zone)

Fill Remainder of 2nd

Compartment According to:

D 33 e .1x
D = Ball Dia., mm
X = Distance from Transition
Zone, m

Compartment 1 - Polysius vs Slegten

Compartment 2 - Polysius vs Slegten

Slegten vs Polysius