Improvement of energy efficiency of rock comminution through reduction of thermal losses

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1237-1244

  Djordjevic, Nenad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comminution; HPGR; Process optimization; Thermal

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; APPLIED PRESSURE; COARSE PARTICLES; COMMINUTION ENERGY; COMPRESSIVE LOADING; ENERGY LOSS; ENERGY OPTIMIZATION; FRACTURED SURFACES; FRAGMENT SIZE DISTRIBUTION; HIGH PRESSURE GRINDING ROLLS; HPGR; INCREASE IN PRESSURE; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; NARROW SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; PORE SPACE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIANT HEAT; ROCK CRUSHING; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; THERMAL; THERMAL LOSS; TRANSIENT EVENTS;

COAL BREAKAGE; CRUSHING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GRINDING (MACHINING); HEATING; INFRARED IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL; ROCKS; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

GRINDING (COMMINUTION);

EID: 78049317633     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2010.08.019     Document Type: Article

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