Scale up and simulation of Vertimill™ pilot test operated with copper ore
Vertimill™ has been used in regrind circuits during the past years due to its greater efficiency when compared to the conventional tube ball mill. This paper presents the Vertimill™ pilot grinding tests with a sample of copper ore carried out in closed circuit with a high frequency screen. The sampl...
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doaj-4282e9e7be3a4d84b4d561a79778e2902020-11-25T03:44:41ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542014-01-0131868910.1016/j.jmrt.2013.11.001Scale up and simulation of Vertimill™ pilot test operated with copper oreDouglas Batista Mazzinghy0Roberto Galéry1Claudio Luiz Schneider2Vladmir Kronemberger Alves3Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Metalúrgica, Materiais e de Minas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, BrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Metalúrgica, Materiais e de Minas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, BrazilCETEM – Centro de Tecnologia Mineral, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrazilVale S.A. – Centro de Desenvolvimento Mineral, Santa Luzia, MG, BrazilVertimill™ has been used in regrind circuits during the past years due to its greater efficiency when compared to the conventional tube ball mill. This paper presents the Vertimill™ pilot grinding tests with a sample of copper ore carried out in closed circuit with a high frequency screen. The sample was crushed 100% to <6 mm. All operating variables were measured under controlled conditions to produce a mass balance of the test. A laboratory batch ball mill was used to characterize the sample in order to determine the energy specific selection function and the breakage function. Previous studies have shown that the Vertimill™ produces larger values of the selection function and a constant scaling factor can be used to simulate the product particle size distribution of the Vertimill™ from the batch ball mill grinding tests. The results of the simulations showed that it is possible to estimate the product particle size distribution of the Vertimill™ pilot scale from breakage parameters determined from a lab-scale batch ball mill. These results confirm that the Vertimill™ and the conventional ball mill use similar mechanisms of impact and that the main difference between them is the intensity and frequency of the impacts.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785413001178Vertimill™Breakage parametersGrindingSimulationCopper ore |
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Scale up and simulation of Vertimill™ pilot test operated with copper ore |
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Scale up and simulation of Vertimill™ pilot test operated with copper ore |
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Scale up and simulation of Vertimill™ pilot test operated with copper ore |
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scale up and simulation of vertimill™ pilot test operated with copper ore |
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Journal of Materials Research and Technology |
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2238-7854 |
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Vertimill™ has been used in regrind circuits during the past years due to its greater efficiency when compared to the conventional tube ball mill. This paper presents the Vertimill™ pilot grinding tests with a sample of copper ore carried out in closed circuit with a high frequency screen. The sample was crushed 100% to <6 mm. All operating variables were measured under controlled conditions to produce a mass balance of the test. A laboratory batch ball mill was used to characterize the sample in order to determine the energy specific selection function and the breakage function. Previous studies have shown that the Vertimill™ produces larger values of the selection function and a constant scaling factor can be used to simulate the product particle size distribution of the Vertimill™ from the batch ball mill grinding tests. The results of the simulations showed that it is possible to estimate the product particle size distribution of the Vertimill™ pilot scale from breakage parameters determined from a lab-scale batch ball mill. These results confirm that the Vertimill™ and the conventional ball mill use similar mechanisms of impact and that the main difference between them is the intensity and frequency of the impacts. |
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Vertimill™ Breakage parameters Grinding Simulation Copper ore |
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