The use of the discrete element method and fracture mechanics to improve grinding rate prediction

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 565-573

  Bwalya, M M ^a   Moys, M H ^a   Hinde, A L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b MINTEK   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Autogenous grinding; Comminution; Modelling; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACT ANGLE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TESTING; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); GRINDING MILLS; IMPACT TESTING; LOADS (FORCES); MATERIALS TESTING APPARATUS; ORES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AUTOGENOUS GRINDING; AUTOGENOUS MILL; DROP WEIGHT IMPACT TEST MACHINE; GRINDING RATE PREDICTION; PARTICLE FAILURE RATE;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

EID: 0035370425     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(01)00051-6     Document Type: Article

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