Answers to Quiz 3

Problem 1
Mesh
Number

Silica
Oversize Mass
Undersize
Dpi (mm)
Retained (g) Fraction (xi) Mass Fraction

4
10
20
40
60
140
200
Pan

20.9
36.5
42.1
40
23
21
10.2
231
424.7

Total

0.0492112079
0.0859430186
0.0991287968
0.09418413
0.0541558747
0.0494466682
0.0240169531
0.5439133506

Average
Dpi

0.9507887921
4.699
4.699
0.8648457735
1.651
3.175
0.7657169767
0.833
1.242
0.6715328467 0.369857 0.60142857
0.617376972
0.246 0.30792857
0.5679303037 0.109714 0.17785714
0.5439133506
0.074 0.09185714
0
0
0
Mesh 4 not included

A.

B.

C.

Aw

excluding pan
3091.5646216 6778.458930281 mm2/g

Aw

Nw

8226.22479456 18036.53934046 mm2/g

Nw

Dv

0.0712279952 mm

Dv

Ds

1.0108150346 mm

Ds

Dw

0.7115522554 mm

Dw

N3

1716.53687915 per gram

N3

Problem 2
E2 (P/m)

146.7 kW

Problem 3
A) E2 (P/m)

4.33 kJ/kg

B) E2 (P/m)

8.88 kJ/kg

Rittingers law is applicable mainly to that part of the process where new surface is bein
created and holds most accurately for fine grinding where the increase in surface per u
mass of material is large. Kicks law, more closely relates to the energy required to effe
elastic deformation before fracture occurs, and is more accurate than Rittingers law fo
coarse crushing where the amount of surface produced is considerably less.

xi/Dpi(ave) xiDpi(ave)
0.010472698
0.027068667
0.079813846
0.156600691
0.175871549
0.278013396
0.261459832
0
0.989300679
0.978827981

0.23124347
0.27286908
0.12311797
0.05664503
0.01667614
0.00879444
0.00220613
0
0.71155226
0.48030879

xi/Dpi(av
e)^3

xi

0.000474
0.002685
0.051741
0.432938
1.854794
8.788669
30.98697
0
42.11827
42.1178

4
6
8
10
14
20
28
35
48
65
100
150
200

Mesh 4 & pan excluded

3058.83744 7517.87188 mm2/g
pan
8226.132159 20217.8144 mm2/g
0.007914311 mm
1.021629969 mm
0.480308789 mm
1716.536879 per gram

here new surface is being

crease in surface per unit
energy required to effect
than Rittingers law for
erably less.

0
0.0251
0.125
0.3207
0.257
0.159
0.0538
0.021
0.0102
0.0077
0.0058
0.0041
0.0031
0.0075

dpi
4.699
3.327
2.362
1.651
1.168
0.833
0.589
0.417
0.295
0.208
0.147
0.104
0.074
0

dpi(ave) small dpi

4.013
2.8445
2.0065
1.4095
1.0005
0.711
0.503
0.356
0.2515
0.1775
0.1255
0.089
0

1
0.9749
0.8499
0.5292
0.2722
0.1132
0.0594
0.0384
0.0282
0.0205
0.0147
0.0106
0.0075
0
nw=

xi/dpi(a xi/dpi(av xidpi(ave dpi(ave) xi/dpi(av

ve)
e)3
)
3
e)3
0
0.00625
0.04394
0.15983
0.18233
0.15892
0.07567
0.04175
0.02865
0.03062
0.03268
0.03267
0.03483
0
0.82815

0
0.000388
0.005431
0.039699
0.091778
0.158762
0.149683
0.165012
0.226074
0.484035
1.037129
2.07421
4.397356
0
8.829558

0.100726
0.355563
0.643485
0.362242
0.15908
0.038252
0.010563
0.003631
0.001937
0.00103
0.000515
0.000276
0
1.677297

64.62603
23.01536
8.078254
2.80024
1.001501
0.359425
0.127264
0.045118
0.015908
0.005592
0.001977
0.000705

0.000388
0.005431
0.039699
0.091778
0.158762
0.149683
0.165012
0.226074
0.484035
1.037129
2.07421
4.397356
8.829558