JOURNAL PAPER

The effect of grinding media performance on milling and operational behaviour

U. Weber; D. Langlois

Sigmund Lindner GmbH, Warmensteinach, Germany

SYNOPSIS

The effect of grinding media performance on milling and operational behaviour was demonstrated under different selected conditions of calcium carbonate slurry milling. A variety of grinding media materials and bead sizes, along with two different stirrer tip speeds, were used in the grinding process to generate a particle size reduction of the calcium carbonate (CaCO₃). To determine the optimum milling parameters the collected test data were used to calculate and evaluate specific energy as well as stress intensity under different milling conditions.

Keywords: Grinding, mill media, high energy mills, industrial minerals, precious metals

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