SEPAX Separator

s High efciency s Low initial and maintenance costs s Highly adaptable and versatile s Feed system extracts nibs and reduces wear

Main features

MILL SYSTEMS

Low initial cost Self-supporting shell structure Standard range drive parts One support for the complete separator One feed point in low position Most of the ducting integrated Low operating costs High-efciency separation Highly effective nibs extraction minimises clogging of mill grates, thus enabling longlasting full mill capacity Low maintenance costs Wear protection selected for cost efciency and based on experience Automatic grease lubrication with enclosed rell system Practically eliminated nibs recirculation reduces maintenance work and downtime caused by clogged mill grates. Designed to enable easy access for inspection and replacement of components Highly exible and versatile. Adaptable to a wide range of grinding and drying systems such as All cement grinding ball mill systems Fully or semi air-swept raw grinding ball mills Flash driers

F.L.Smidth is the leading supplier of separators to the worlds cement industry, providing various types of high-efciency separators for a wide range of applications. Decades of know-how in high-efciency separation enables F.L.Smidth to supply the most suitable separator for almost any application. The SEPAX concept introduced with the original SEPAX separator and later adopted for separators of derived design - has proved highly successful in the cement industry.

Low initial costs

The simple and space-saving design of the SEPAX makes it an economical investment. The separator is tted within a self-supporting shell structure, and the entire separator unit with cyclones is supported by one ringshaped support only. Reducer and motor are placed in line with the bearing housing, forming a compact and rigid drive-line unit. Finally, the SEPAX has one feed point placed at a low level, minimising the height of the separator feed elevator and simplifying the layout.

Parallel ow through rotor for maximum equality, i.e.: sharpest possible separation Guide vane with wear plate Wear plate: chromium carbide

v - particle, relative to rotor

v - particle, relative to stator v - rotor SEPAX rotor and guide vane detail
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Rotor top principle

The SEPAX top seal principle: The air ow across the rotor seal area (1) is limited by narrow gaps (2) Reduced air ow across the rotor top, tted with deector wings (3), practically eliminates passage of coarse material to the nes outlet (4) Coarse material that is inclined to pass in a ballistic curve (5) across the rotor is intercepted by the chromium carbide protected seal ring (6)

Flexible and versatile

The SEPAX is designed to be equipped with drives ranging from low power drives for raw grinding to powerful drives for the nest grinding while still utilising the full design air ow. This ensures maximum efciency regardless of the end product quality specied. The SEPAX can be equipped with separator-supported cyclones or stand-alone cyclones for the collection of nes. The feed concept is based on the material being suspended in the vertical air ow through the riser duct. This makes the SEPAX highly adaptable to various raw grinding applications. Consequently, the separator can be integrated into the mill venting system, in the case of fully or semi air-swept mills, or installed on top of a ash dryer that forms the riser duct leading up to the SEPAX.

Reject flow New feed

Finished product

Nibs disposal Mill product

SEPAX system with bag lter for collection of nes: This system ensures maximum product cooling.

Finished product

Reject flow New feed

Low operating costs

The SEPAX is very efcient in operation and cuts specic energy consumption to a minimum, while maintaining maximum output. A highly effective system for removal of worn grinding media from the mill discharge material means less clogging of diaphragms. This optimises mill performance and enables long-term continuous operation.

Mill product

SEPAX system for raw grinding installation suitably integrated into the mill vent line

Low maintenance costs

Finished product Reject flow New feed

Nibs disposal Mill product

SEPAX system with cyclones for collection of nes: Lowest initial and operating costs. Recuperation of heat enhances drying of wet slag, puzzolana or other additives.

The SEPAX is designed to be easily serviceable. Worn and broken grinding media are not recycled, which helps to save maintenance work on the mill grate plates. The removal of nibs from the separator feed reduces the wear on critical separator parts. Easily accessible and serviceable wear protection is tted where appropriate and the bearing unit can easily be replaced.

6 5 7 1 Air outlet 2 Flexible coupling 3 Motor 4 Reducer 8 9 5 Rotor 6 Reject collecting guide vanes 7 Planetary separator supported cyclone 8 Ring shaped support 9 Fine material outlet 10 Reject outlet cone valve 11 Feed point 12 Pneumatic unloading valve 13 Nibs disposal container 3 4 2

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Tromp curve
The tromp curve indicating the percentage of feed rejected in relation to particle size has the following characteristics: The cut size, x50, expresses the exact particle size at which the quantities of ne and coarse material are equal. The by-pass value, , expresses the proportion of separator feed that passes through the separator unprocessed and leaves it as coarse material. The sharpness factor, = d25/d75, expresses the inclination of the Tromp curve and thus the sharpness of the separation.

Percentage of feed rejected

90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 1 10 d25 d75 x50 100

Particle size, micron

Wear Protection

Densit Wearcast 2000

The material is a 30 mm thick cement bound composition containing 55% hard (9 Mohs) grains of corundum (Al2O3). Densit Wearcast is easy to install and repair. It has been tested to outlast basalt by a factor of 1.3 when exposed to sandblasting at various inclinations.

Hardox 400
This is a world-known, abrasion resistant, weldable steel plate, which is throughhardened to more than 360 HB and is recognised for its superior abrasion resistance properties.

Chromium compound wear plate

This material is a mild steel plate with a thickness of 4 to 8 mm on to which a 4 - 5 mm layer of hardfacing is welded. The hardfacing consists of primary chromium carbides in a eutectic matrix with eutectic chromium carbides. The hardness of the matrix reaches 600-750 HV, the grains 1400 HV. The temperature limit is 400 deg C.

High carbon steel

This is a low cost and highly versatile material which is used in places where moderate wear occurs.

Mild Steel

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Dimensions and characteristics

Size Air flow m3/s 7.3 10.0 13.5 15.7 18.3 21.1 25.1 28.3 32.8 37.7 42.9 49.9 57.4 65.4 73.9 83.0 94.5 106.8 A1 mm 3108 3500 3933 4189 4460 4736 5102 5376 5746 6115 6485 6947 7412 7876 8341 8807 9365 9923 A2 mm N.A. N.A. N.A. 3754 4004 4262 4608 4862 5213 5558 5907 6342 6781 7217 7652 8088 8611 9130 B mm 5704 6467 7296 7772 8285 8792 9468 9975 10647 11319 11989 12822 13656 14488 15321 16152 17148 18145 C mm N.A. N.A. N.A. 3040 3258 3492 3800 4036 4344 4668 4976 5374 5772 6154 6552 6932 7402 7872 D mm 1900 2120 2360 2500 2650 2800 3000 3150 3350 3550 3750 4000 4250 4500 4750 5000 5300 5600 E mm N.A. N.A. N.A. 840 900 965 1050 1115 1200 1290 1375 1485 1595 1700 1810 1915 2045 2175

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Data in this brochure is intended for preliminary project planning only. Manufacturer reserves the right to modify equipment details and/or specications without notice. 01-02-251 Gramstrup Design ApS

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DENMARK
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