Further validation of DEM modeling of milling: Effects of liner profile and mill speed

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 993-998

  Hlungwani, O ^a   Rikhotso, J ^a   Dong, H ^a   Moys, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Comminution; Grinding; Modeling; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GRINDING MILLS; IMPACT TESTING; LOADS (FORCES); ROTATING MACHINERY; SPEED; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD (DEM); LIFTER BARS; ROTARY MILLS;

GRINDING (COMMINUTION);

EID: 0348163600     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2003.07.003     Document Type: Article

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