Analysis of stirred mill performance using DEM simulation: Part 1- Media motion, energy consumption and collisional environment

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1537-1550

  Sinnott, Matt ^a   Cleary, Paul W ^a   Morrison, Rob ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breakage; Comminution; Discrete element modelling; Ultra fine grinding

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRINDING (COMMINUTION);

BREAKAGE; ENERGY ABSORPTION RATES; MEDIA MOTION; MILL PERFORMANCE; ULTRA FINE GRINDING;

COMMINUTION;

EID: 33750622111     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2006.08.012     Document Type: Article

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