Lecture -

5
-

reduction
size
:

To
produce product of desired
-

size or
size mange
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*
Toughness
* Moisture content -

higher than 3- 4 at
-1
.

will lead to coke formation

and will clog the machine . This will lead
in
to reduction
coveting effectiveness

* Explosive nature
 Threestagesi
) coarse size reduction : feed size from 2 to
96 Inch or more

(2) Intermediate size reduction : feed size from

1- 3 inch

Fine
(3) size reduction : feed size from 025 to 05

inch

Determination power consumption

of :
- x -

surface energy created

crushing efficiency , Mc =
by crushing
-

Total
energy absorbed
by solid

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→
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mechanical small size surface
losses particles

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Total energy absorbed by a

unit mass
of solid, 51kg
Es -

surface energy per unit area

, JI m2

Asst Assp specific surfaces of

/
feed product
-

, ,

MY kg
( Assp -
Ase f ) Es
Me =
Twa
-
④

Mechanical efficiency ,
mm ,
WWI
Mm =
( Ass p
-

Asif ) Es
-

Ye .
W

w=*;:;Q
Power regained
'

, p = W X m

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Laws
commination
of
r

* Em
period laws to relate size reduction

with
energy input to the machine

Kittinger 's law ( 1867)

kick 's law ( 1885

)
-

Bond 's law ( 1952)

RiHinger'slaw_ : The work

regained for
is
size reduction
proportional
to the new
surface area created .

↳
pimp = k Es CA Sep -

Asst)

K -

constant =
the 6-
volume surface mean dia DJ, =

% Asslp
,

1-
(%
1-
)
WR = 6 KES -

DTs p Cpp 9£ Diff fpf

For particles of constant
sphericity 4 density,
GK Es
"
Ripp ( ÷ f -④
-
 wr Krc ¥ ¥)
- -

→ is known as
going;gEf's
* inverse Kittinger 's constant is knownas
of
RiHbe
-

*
Kittinger 's law mostly hold for
fine grinding & feed size of less than

O '
05 mm .

Kick 's law : The work required for

-

crushing a
given mass
of
material is constant for a
given reduction

ratio irrespective of the initial fire .

Reduction ratio is the ratio

of
initial particle size to final particle
size .
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-

-
-

Kk - kick 's constant

* more accurate for coarse

crushing where

surface area
produced per unit mass is legs
.

* more applicable for feed size 7 50 mm .

Bondlslawi The work Meg wired to form

particles of size Dpp from a very large

particle size is proportional to the square

root of the surface . to volume Matic ( Gdp) of

the
product
.

his =

Pms = K -

⑦
p
*
Applicable to feed size b/w
O '
05 4 50 Mm .

Sp
=
6-
g- of Dp
 we
kf¥.=tI¥x¥
-

Kb =
kJ¥ → Bond 's constant

WB = Kb
F- Dpp

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ws=kb(¥-¥
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For
large feed
very
size , 1-
become
Tbf
negligible
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work index ( )
Wi -
it is defined as
the
gross energy
-

kwh in short ton

requirement per of
feed ( kWh / ton feed reduce
)
to a
very

large particle size to such a

size that
80% of product will pass through a
loo elm

screen . Kb = wi
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Generalized law ?
-

d@ I =

d⇐) .
: -
K d(5I
(Dist
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Kittinger 's law
-
-

n -
-
I tick 's law

Bond 's law

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