Experiment 5 : Milling

Objectives

1. Introduction towards practical aspects of milling

2. To appreciate some of the processing variables that affect milling

3. Introduction to analysis of comminuted material

Materials:
According to the practical manual stated.
Procedures:
According to the practical manual.
Result:
Original Granule :
Table 1- Weight of granules and percentage of granules retained in different sieve sizes (without
milling)

Sieve
Weight of Granules
numbe Sieve Size (mm) Percentage or granules retained (%)
(g)
r

8 2.00 88.23 88.44

10 1.70 9.60 9.62

12 1.40 0.98 0.98

14 1.18 0.06 0.06

16 1.00 0.18 0.18

22 0.71 0.05 0.05

30 0.50 0.51 0.51

35 <0.50 0.15 0.15

Total 99.76 99.99

 Part 1 – A. Introduce the granules into the hopper gradually at 80 rpm.

Table 2 - Weight of granules and percentage of granules retained in different sieve sizes after
attrition with 80rpm.

Sieve
Weight of Granules
numbe Sieve Size (mm) Percentage or granules retained (%)
(g)
r

8 2.00 11.14 22.33

10 1.70 10.64 21.18

12 1.40 9.78 19.61

14 1.18 5.09 10.20

16 1.00 3.28 6.58

22 0.71 4.11 8.24

30 0.50 2.12 4.25

35 <0.50 3.72 7.46

Total 49.88 99.85

 Part 2 – B. Introduce the granules into the hopper and grinding mechanism at
160rpm
Table 3 - Weight of granules and percentage of granules retained in different sieve sizes after
attrition at 160rpm

Sieve
Weight of Granules
numbe Sieve Size (mm) Percentage or granules retained (%)
(g)
r

8 2.00 6.80 13.63

10 1.70 10.09 20.23

12 1.40 11.25 22.55

14 1.18 6.09 12.21

16 1.00 4.51 9.04

22 0.71 4.66 9.34

30 0.50 2.66 5.33

35 <0.50 3.82 7.66

Total 49.88 99.99

Discussion :
From Table 1, the highest particle size of granules is to be is 2.00mm. Hence, it is able to be
retained at the sieve size of 2.00mm. Others size of granules is insignificant.

From Table 2, the weight of granules and percentage of granules retained in different sieve sizes
after milling with 80rpm is obtain. The highest weight of particles of granules is2.00mm.
Hence, it is able to be retained at the sieve size of 2.00mm.

From Table 3, the highest weight of granules particle is observed to be in the 1.40mm. Hence, it
is able to be retained at the sieve size of 1.40mm.

There are 2 factors that determine the milling mechanism of the Miller. This includes the
different speed of rotation per minutes (rpm) and different feeding rate determines the particle
size produce after milling.

This Milling process is conducted to reduce the particle size of granules using the miller.
Granules size before and after subjected towards milling process is observed. Based on the
percentage calculation done, the results before milling, major granules size which is 2.00mm
retain on the 2.00mm sieve size with 88.23%. After the milling, the 2.00mm sieve only able to
retained 22.33% of the granules. This shows that the granules size is reduced by the milling
process and able to penetrate the sieve. For the sieve size of 0.50mm, there is a increased in the
percentage of granules, 15.6%. More granules able to reach the finest size of sieve as the size
reduction process take place.

If in the comparison of Granule size after milling at 80rpm and 160 rpm, result obtain of the
particle size after milling at 160rpm show that the majority granules size is 1.4mm where in
granule size after milling at 80rpm was 2.00mm . This shows that when the rotation per minute
of miller rotor is increase, it leads to the increase in attrition process on the granule thus leading
finer particle produce after milling.

For the rate of feeding of granules to the hopper, the slow feeding of granules to the miller will
give the highest particle size reduction, where when slowly the granules are added on constant
rotation per minute(rpm) ,the granules will having higher surface area contact for longer time to
the rotor leading more particle size reduction.

Based on the bar chart constructed, it is a positively skewed graph for the milling with
introduction of granules all at once. There are a larger proportion of finer particles at higher
rotation per minute (160).
Conclusion :
1. Milling is a process to reduce the particle of granules.
2. Milling mechanism is dependent on two factors that include the speed of rotation per
minutes (rpm) of the blades and the feeding rate of granule to the miller hopper.
3. The higher the speed of rotation per minutes (rpm) of blades, the higher particles size
reduction occurs to produce more weight of fine particle.
4. The faster the rate of feeding the granules to the miller hopper, the highest particles size
reduction occurs to produce more weight of fine particles.