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Classification of powder returned Application process

from raw material separator Raw material process

When raw materials are ground in a closed circuit by a double-rotator mill, grids remain
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underground in the second chamber for fine grinding, lowering the grinding efficiency.

The cause of this phenomenon is that grids contained in the separator returned power
directly enters the second chamber. To separate grids from the returned powder and
return them to the first chamber for coarse grinding, a simple grid screen (classifier)
was installed at the return chute of the separator. The grids and coarse powder were
ground with large balls. The ball diameter of the second chamber can be made small
because only fine powder is returned to the room.

Grid screen
To EP Fine
Coarse
powder powder

Descriptions

Refined powder First Second

chamber chamber
Raw materials
Double-rotator mill

Fig. Classification of returned powder by double-rotator mill

The work for removing grids from the second chamber can be mitigated. The decrease
Results
of power consumption rate is not remarkable but below 1 kWh per ton of raw materials.
Cost
18,000 to 36,000 US$ per system [1US$=¥110]
estimation
Related
matters

Reference

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