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Test Methods

The material transport in the High Compression Roller Mills can be described with the help of throughput measurements and by direct observation of the particle movement.

The throughput can be determined easily and is - in an adequately dimensioned mill - only marginally dependent on border effects. In contrast the observation of the particle movement is limited to the edge zone which is only partially representative for the whole.

Instrumentation HCRM

Measuring equipment of a lab-scale High Compression Roller Mill / Institute for Mineral Processing of the TU Clausthal (Germany, 1989)

The pressure distribution in the compression zone is a characteristic for the stress of the material because by determination of the maximum pressure the stress intensity can be identified and by integration the energy absorption can be calculated.

The throughput measurements with different roller patterns, recording of particle movements with a video system and the installation of pressure sensors in the roller shell require a High Compression Roller Mill which constructively meets the following demands of the test method:

  • simple and quick change of the rollers
  • facility to install an inspection window for the observation of particle movements
  • facility to install a pressure sensor in the roller shell
  • Additionally the measuring technique must facilitate the registration of short-time pressure signals. An experimental equipment with the necessary options was built by Lubjuhn, U. [25] within the work for his doctoral thesis. The construction of this especially designed lab-scale mill was advised by Dr. Dieter Schwechten during his time as a member of the scientific staff of the Institute for Mineral Processing at the Technical University Clausthal (Germany).

    Comminution
    grinding results for different materials

    Exper. Setup
    lab-scale mill, techn. data mill, intrumentation, feed materials, testing program, roller surface data, test execution

    Throughput
    literature, decoupling of throughput and comminution, energy absorption, characteristic of different rollers, phenomenons, throughput results, elasticity, friction angle, specific throughput

    Pressure Distribution
    pressure diagrams

    Press Tests
    tests with a molding press

    Modelling
    mathematic model of the process

    Signs and Symbols
    nomenclature

    Characteristic Parameters

    In the following some characteristic indicators are used which allow a generalized presentation of the test results. Partially these are specific indicators which are - due to their standardazation - independent of the mill size; the definitions are:

    s

    = s/D

    relative gap width

    Fsp

    = D/L

    specific grinding force

    Tsp

    = T/D2L

    specific torque

    uc

    = (gD/2)0,5

    characteristic circumferential speed

    z

    = u/uc

    relative speed

    EM

    = E/M

    energy absorption, mass related

    WM

    = EM/f

    specific grinding work

    a0

     

    compression angle

    b

    Tsp/Fsp

    force attack angle

    g

     

    back strain angle

    n

    = Mt/rDLu

    specific throughput

    At the characteristic speed uc the centrifugal acceleration at the roller surface is according to amount equal to the acceleration of gravity, see illustration uc.

    The relative speed z calculated on the basis of uc and the specific throughput n together are disburdening the description and discussion of the throughput behavior. A physical justification for this type of presentation is given in another chapter.

    characteristic speed

    Illustration uc: Deducting of the characteristic speed u = uc = (gD/2)0,5 for az = g

    The angle b characterizes the point of force attack of that horizontal component of the grinding force which results from the pressure distribution, see illustration b. This angle can be calculated directly from the measured values of torque and grinding force and gives important hints about the situation in the compression zone.

    Angle of force attack

    Illustration b: Angle of the force attack

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