What is required from DEM simulations to model breakage in mills?

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1013-1021

  Powell, M S ^a   McBride, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Comminution; Discreet element modelling; Grinding; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACT ANGLE; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COMMINUTION MODELLING; DISCREET ELEMENT MODELLING; MODELLING BREAKAGES;

GRINDING MILLS;

EID: 33747347846     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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