The document discusses two methods for designing ball charges in finish mills:
1) The Polysius method treats the entire mill as a single compartment and uses an exponential formula to calculate decreasing ball size along the length of the mill.
2) The Slegten method divides the mill into two compartments, using different formulas and ball sizes for each. Larger balls are used at the feed end with ball size decreasing exponentially in the second compartment.
Graphs show how the two methods differ in recommended ball size distributions within each compartment and throughout the entire mill length.
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The document discusses two methods for designing ball charges in finish mills:
1) The Polysius method treats the entire mill as a single compartment and uses an exponential formula to calculate decreasing ball size along the length of the mill.
2) The Slegten method divides the mill into two compartments, using different formulas and ball sizes for each. Larger balls are used at the feed end with ball size decreasing exponentially in the second compartment.
Graphs show how the two methods differ in recommended ball size distributions within each compartment and throughout the entire mill length.
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It's about charging the grinding media in the ball mills ......
The document discusses two methods for designing ball charges in finish mills:
1) The Polysius method treats the entire mill as a single compartment and uses an exponential formula to calculate decreasing ball size along the length of the mill.
2) The Slegten method divides the mill into two compartments, using different formulas and ball sizes for each. Larger balls are used at the feed end with ball size decreasing exponentially in the second compartment.
Graphs show how the two methods differ in recommended ball size distributions within each compartment and throughout the entire mill length.
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The document discusses two methods for designing ball charges in finish mills:
1) The Polysius method treats the entire mill as a single compartment and uses an exponential formula to calculate decreasing ball size along the length of the mill.
2) The Slegten method divides the mill into two compartments, using different formulas and ball sizes for each. Larger balls are used at the feed end with ball size decreasing exponentially in the second compartment.
Graphs show how the two methods differ in recommended ball size distributions within each compartment and throughout the entire mill length.
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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 2nd Compartment
Polysius Ball Charge for Finish Mills
D 96 e . 13x
D = Ball Diameter , mm
X = Distance From Feed End of Mill, m
Polysius Ball Charge Design
110.00 100.00 90.00 80.00 Ball Diameter, mm
70.00 60.00 50.00 40.00 30.00 20.00 10.00 0.00 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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 3 70 2.76 2.75 60 2.36 2.5 50 1.97 2 40 1.57 1.5 30 1.18 1.25 25 0.98 1 20 0.79 0.75 16 0.63 0.625 Example of Polysius Ball Charge Bulk Density, Ball Dia, in Mill Length,m % by Vol kg/m3 % by wt.
3.5 1 25.00 4500 25.00
3 1 25.00 4500 25.00
2.75 1 25.00 4500 25.00
2.5 1 25.00 4500 25.00
Total C1 4 100.00 100.00
Partition 0.5
2 2 21.05 4718 20.52
1.5 1.5 15.79 4788 15.62
1.25 3 31.58 4832 31.53
1 0 0.00 4886 0.00
0.75 3 31.58 4955 32.33
0.625 0 0.00 4999 0.00
Total C2 9.5 100.00 100.00
Slegten Ball Charge For Finish Mills • Use 90 mm Balls for 20% (by • Fill Remainder of 2nd wt.) of 1st Compartment Compartment According to: Charge.
• Use Same number (“n”) of
80,70, and 60 mm Balls for D 33 e .1x Remainder of 1st Compartment Charge. • D = Ball Dia., mm • Use “n” number of 50 and 40 mm Balls in 2nd Compartment. (Transition Zone) • X = Distance from Transition Zone, m Slegten FM Ball Charge Design For Fine Grinding Zone y = 33e -0.1x 35 30 25 Ball Dia., mm
20 15 10 5 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Distance From End Of Transition Zone, m Compartment 1 - Polysius vs Slegten
Ball Charge Comparison,1st Compartment, 4m Dia by 4
m Length
40.0 Compartment Charge Mass
30.0 % of 1st
Polysius 20.0 Slegten 10.0 0.0 3.5 3 2.75 2.5 Ball Sizes, inch Compartment 2 - Polysius vs Slegten Ball Charge Comparison, 2nd Compartment, 4m Dia. By 9.5 m Length
40.00 Compartment Charge Mass
30.00 % of 2nd
Polysius 20.00 Slegten 10.00 0.00 2 1.5 1.25 1 .75 .625 Ball Size, inch Slegten vs Polysius Comparison of Slegton and Polysius Ball Charges
