Discrete element modelling of the influence of lifters on power draw of tumbling mills

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 331-336

  Djordjevic, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comminution; Modelling; SAG milling

Indexed keywords

BARRELING; CRUSHING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FRICTION; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINERALS; ROCKS;

FRACTIONAL RESISTANCE;

GRINDING MILLS;

EID: 0037391976     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(03)00019-0     Document Type: Article

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