The optimal ball diameter in a mill 333 The grinding efficiency of the narrow particle size fractions with ball charge of various diameters has been observed through the constant of milling rate k in the equation of the grinding kinetics law for the first order grinding RR 0
BallRod Mills based on 4″ liners and capacity varying as 26 power of mill diameter on the 5′ size give 20 per cent increased capacity on the 4′ size 25 per cent and on the 3′ size 28 per cent
Mills usually operate in the range 65 82 of critical but values as high as 90 are sometimes used A crucial parameter that defines the performance of a mill is the energy consumption The power supplied to the mill is used primarily to lift the load medium and charge Additional power is required to keep the mill rotating 813 Power drawn by ball semiautogenous and autogenous mills
I totally agree with you that the low charge rate directly affects the grinding efficiency but in here there is another thing we have that shouldnt be overlooked it is the power consumption at low charge rates below 20 the power consumption increase by 615 for the ball mills
Calculation of the power draw of dry multicompartment ball mills 225 The mill load that is the volume of charge in the mill is the principal determinant of power draw Estimation of the ball load that is mixed with the cement charge is difficult and can be highly erroneous
Although it was developed nearly 50 years ago Bond''s method is still useful for calculating necessary mill sizes and power consumption for ball and rod mills This paper discusses the basic development of the Bond method the determination of the efficiency correction factors based on mill dimensions and feed characteristics and the application of the results to designing grinding circuits
Industrial ball mills can be as large as 85 m 28 ft in diameter with a 22 MW motor drawing approximately 00011 of the total worlds power see List of countries by electricity consumption However small versions of ball mills can be found in laboratories where they are used for grinding sample material for quality assurance
Raw milling The gasswept vertical mill quickly became the raw mill of choice Grinding energy was approximately 50 per cent of the ball mill and the drying capabilities allowed direct processing of materials of up to 20 per cent moisture content The main energy issue was the high power consumption of mill fans
TECHNICAL NOTES 8 GRINDING R P King Mineral Technologies ball mill power calculation Figure 85 Effect of mill filling on power draft for ball mills The data A simple equation for calculating net power draft is Austins formula gives slightly higher values than Morrells for mills that have length equal Power Consumption