Size Reduction Flashcards
Impacts to power consumption and wear machine
Hardness
Power required is directly proportional to material crushing strength
Crushing strength
Normal force acts for granular materials, tearing action for fibrous materials
Structure
5 to 50% moisture content means low flowability
Moisture Content
Stickier materials tend to clog on the equipment
Stickiness
Tendency of material to fracture
Friability
Measure of friction coefficient of the material
Soapiness
Handled via wet grinding or with an inert material
Explosive Material
Particle size from 2 to 96 inches or more
Coarse
Particle size from 1 to 3 inches
Intermidiate
Particle size from 0.25 to 0.5 inches
Fine
For hard solids to coarse size with relatively few fines
Compression / Crushing
Result to coarse, medium, fine product
Impact
For reduction of fibrous materials
Disintegration
Results to very few fines from soft and non-abrasive materials
Attrition or Rubbing
Produces definite size and shape, few or almost no fines
Cutting
With use of large excess water; fine stage of reduction
Wet Grinding
Crushed product is quickly removed, preventing fines build-up
Free Crushing
Crusher is equipped with a hopped and kept filled
Choke Feeding
Oversized particles are not returned for further reduction
Open circuit operation
Oversized particles are returned for further reduction
Closed circuit operation
Break solid materials into lumps by compression
Crushing
With two jaws forming V-shaped chamber; mainly for primary crushing of hard materials
Jaw Crusher
With cone-shaped pestle swinging in a larger cone-shaped bowl; used for crushing of hard ores and minerals
Gyratory Crushers