DRY AND WET GRINDING KINETICS OF CHROMIUM ORE AND EFFECT OF PULP DENSITY

Abstract

In this study, the kinetics of dry and wet grinding of various feed sizes of chromium ore has been determined using a laboratory scale ceramic ball mill. In addition, the effect of pulp density on the spesific rate of breakage (Si) and net production rate to finer than specified size were investigated. The dry and wet grinding of all the size intervals of chromium ore followed the first-order breakage law, and the Si values increased as the feed sizes became coarser. Moreover, the wet grinding of these various feed sizes gave higher Si values by a factor of 2.0 to 2.6 comparing to the dry Si values. From the experimental studies performed on the effect of pulp density on the grinding process, the highest Si value was obtained at a pulp density of 45 % solids by volume. At the same pulp density value, the rate of net production of -75 µm particle size also reached the highest value.

Keywords

• Kinetik, Kuru öğütme, Yaş öğütme, Pülp yoğunluğu