article{osti_535208, title = {Establishing the energy efficiency of a ball mill}, author = {King, R P and Tavares, L M and Middlemiss, S}, abstractNote = {A method is developed to convert a measured distribution of fracture energies to the equivalent work index. The method assumes that the energy required to grind the material from the feed size distribution to the product size distribution ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18838072829of ball load composition, by varying the grinding media size distribution ( alternatively by mixing four groups of, 38 mm;, 50 mm; 38, 50 mm and, 38, 50 mm), on the milling efficiency of a laboratory scale ball mill has been investigated in this article concerning ball number, total surface area, and ball weight.
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WhatsApp: +86 18838072829Ball Mill Power Calculation Example #1. A wet grinding ball mill in closed circuit is to be fed 100 TPH of a material with a work index of 15 and a size distribution of 80% passing ¼ inch (6350 microns). The required product size distribution is to be 80% passing 100 mesh (149 microns). In order to determine the power requirement, the steps ...
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