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About the Bond_Op. Work Index Spreadsheet ...

Scope :

The Bond_Op. Work Index spreadsheet was designed to estimate the Operational Work Index of a given
grinding installation of known dimensions and operating conditions, based on the traditional Bond's Law and the
Hogg & Fuersteneau Power Model (see Mill Power_Ball Mills spreadsheet for further details on such model).

Theoretical Framework :

Undoubtedly, the extensive work of Fred C. Bond ("The Third Theory of Comminution", AIME Trans.,Vol. 193, p.
484, 1952. Also in Mining Engineering, May 1952) has been widely recognized as a very significant contribution
to a first understanding of the operational response of conventional ball mills in various grinding circuits. His
Third Theory or "Law" of Comminution has become the most traditionally accepted framework for the
evaluation of existing grinding operations as well as the design of new installations :

E = 10 Wi (1/P801/2 – 1/F801/2)
where :

E = Specific Energy Consumption, kWh/ton ground.

F80 = 80% passing size in the Fresh Ore Feed Stream, microns.
P80 = 80% passing size in the Final Ground Product, microns.
Wi = Bond's Work Index, indicative of the hardness of the ore, kWh/ton.

The Bond's Law so allows, as a first approach, to estimate the energy demand (kWh) required to grind each ton
of ore. Such Specific Energy Consumption determines in turns the Capacity of the grinding section, by the
expression :

M = P/E
where :

M = Fresh Ore Throughput (not including Circulating Load), ton/hr.

P = Net Mill Power Demand, kW.

Bond's Work Index may be estimated directly from operational data (whenever available) from back-calculation
of the first equation above. In such case is denoted as the Operational Work Index :

Wio = E / 10 (1/P801/2 – 1/F801/2)

Data Input :

All data required by the calculation routine must be defined in each corresponding unprotected white
background cell of the here attached Data File worksheet. Gray background cells contain the results of the
corresponding formulas there defined and are protected to avoid any accidental editing.

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BOND'S LAW APPLICATION
Estimation of the Operating Work Index from Plant Data

Remarks Base Case Example

GRINDING TASK :
Ore Work Index, kWh/ton (metric) 12.71 Specific Energy, kWh/ton 8.37
Feed Size, F80, microns 4000 x Net Power Available, kW 3348
Product Size, P80, microns 150.0 y Number of Mills for the Task 1
Total Plant Throughput, ton/hr 400.00 Net kW / Mill 3348

Mill
MILL DIMENSIONS AND OPERATING CONDITIONS : Power, kW
2886 Balls
Eff. Diameter Eff. Length Mill Speed Charge Balls Interstitial Lift 0 Overfilling
ft ft % Critical Filling,% Filling,% Slurry Filling,% Angle, (°) 462 Slurry
18.20 29.00 50.00 38.00 38.00 100.00 34.23 3348 Net Total
L/D rpm 10.0 % Losses
1.593 8.98 3720 Gross Total

% Solids in the Mill 72.00 Charge Mill Charge Weight, tons Apparent
Ore Density, ton/m3 2.80 Volume, Ball Slurry Density
Slurry Density, ton/m3 1.86 m3 Charge Interstitial above Balls ton/m3
Balls Density, ton/m3 7.75 81.34 378.24 60.57 0.00 5.395

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 Utilice la información de proveedor
https://www.metso.com/cl/productos/molinos/molinos-de-bolas/

Utilice los siguientes

Molinos
Diametro Longitud
10 15
15.5 19
18 29

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 f80
12.71 9000 8500 8000 7500 7000 6500 6000 5500 5000 4500 4000 3500 3000
600
550
500
450
400
p80 350
300
250
200
150
100

Toma de decision

x 3
y 4
Prod 12

X
12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
3 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39
6 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78
9 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 90 99 108 117
y 12 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144 156
15 15 30 45 60 75 90 105 120 135 150 165 180 195
18 18 36 54 72 90 108 126 144 162 180 198 216 234
21 21 42 63 84 105 126 147 168 189 210 231 252 273
24 24 48 72 96 120 144 168 192 216 240 264 288 312

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10.00

2500 2000 1500 1000

8.00

6.00

4.00

2.00

0.00
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700

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 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72 75
84 90 96 102 108 114 120 126 132 138 144 150
126 135 144 153 162 171 180 189 198 207 216 225
168 180 192 204 216 228 240 252 264 276 288 300
210 225 240 255 270 285 300 315 330 345 360 375
252 270 288 306 324 342 360 378 396 414 432 450
294 315 336 357 378 399 420 441 462 483 504 525
336 360 384 408 432 456 480 504 528 552 576 600

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Moly-Cop Tools TM
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BOND'S LAW APPLICATION
Estimation of a Conventional Ball Mill Grinding Capacity

Remarks Base Case Example

GRINDING TASK :
Ore Work Index, kWh (net)/metric ton 11.00 Specific Energy, kWh/ton 6.14
Feed Size, F80, microns 4500 x Net Power Available, kW 4124
Product Size, P80, microns 200.0 y Number of Mills for the Task 1
Total Plant Throughput, ton/hr 671.91 Net kW / Mill 4124

Mill
MILL DIMENSIONS AND OPERATING CONDITIONS : Power, kW
3555 Balls
Eff. Diameter Eff. Length Mill Speed Charge Balls Interstitial Lift 0 Overfilling
ft ft % Critical Filling,% Filling,% Slurry Filling,% Angle, (°) 569 Slurry
18.20 21.90 80.00 38.00 38.00 100.00 35.00 4124 Net Total
L/D rpm 10.0 % Losses
1.203 14.36 4583 Gross Total

% Solids in the Mill 72.00 Charge Mill Charge Weight, tons Apparent
Ore Density, ton/m3 2.80 Volume, Ball Slurry Density
Slurry Density, ton/m3 1.86 m3 Charge Interstitial above Balls ton/m3
Balls Density, ton/m3 7.75 61.43 285.64 45.74 0.00 5.395