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Ball-Cement-Mill-Monitoring-Inspection-Evaluation-Tromp Curve
Ball-Cement-Mill-Monitoring-Inspection-Evaluation-Tromp Curve
Ball-Cement-Mill-Monitoring-Inspection-Evaluation-Tromp Curve
FOR THE
PRODUCTION PROCESS
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Valid Practice #10
Separator Performance
Coarse Grade Efficiency - Tromp Curve
100
90
80
Coarse Grade Efficiency (%)
70
60
“Equiprobable” Size, e
50
Separation “cut” point
40
30
20
e = 35 microns
10
0
0 1 10 100 1000
Particle Size
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Valid Practice #10
Separator Performance
Coarse Grade Efficiency - Tromp Curve
100
90
80
D75
Coarse Grade Efficiency (%)
70
60 Imperfection =
D75 - D50
D50 50
2 * D50
40
30
20
10
0
0 1 10 100 1000
Particle Size
iii. By-pass:
Separator Performance
Fines
Coarse Grade Efficiency - Tromp Curve
Separator
100
90
80
Coarse Grade Efficiency (%)
70
Feed
60
50
40
By-Pass
30
“Separating
Zone”
20
10
By-Pass Rejects
S = 18%
0
0 1 10 100 1000
Particle Size
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Valid Practice #10
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Valid Practice #10
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