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WhatsApp: +86 18838072829WEBApr 1, 2022 · Optimal comminution is critical to achieve efficient mineral separation. ... T 80 is important to operators because when the SAG energy and the Bond Ball Mill Work Index on SAG ... a short mill with D/L = 2 or greater, will work better than a longer SAG mill. 4. AG and SAG mills use very different grinding mechanisms to grind the ore. In an AG ...
WhatsApp: +86 18838072829WEBSep 1, 2013 · The three modes of breakage provide some insight into the energy efficiency of tumbling mills: ... The results for a DEM model of particle size evolution in a pilot AG/SAG mill using an abrasion model were seen to make reasonable predictions for the overall trend in the size reduction of the charge particles in the AG mill. However, .
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WhatsApp: +86 18838072829WEBApr 15, 2018 · Studying the tumbling mills (, the ball, SAG and AG [27] mills) using DEM has attracted many researchers' interests as reviewed by Weerasekara et al. [28], ... Using DEM to compare the energy efficiency of pilot scale ball and tower mills. Miner. Eng., 22 (2009), pp. 665672. View PDF View article View in Scopus Google Scholar [45]
WhatsApp: +86 18838072829WEBJan 1, 2009 · These SAG milling plants (Fig. 1) are designed with few pieces of equipment having a large processing capacity, replacing advantageously a large battery of traditional crushers and rod and ball characteristics make SAG mills an excellent example of critical equipments whose continuous and stable operation is essential to .
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