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Table of contents 1. The limestone 2. Different applications of the limestone powder 3. Different types of grinding 4. Different types of mills and circuits 5. Mill internals 6. Ball charge 7. Ventilation 8. Heat balance 9. Drying
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Main characteristics: - Ball mill with 2 compartments - L/D = 3 - Closed circuit with bucket elevator - Dynamic separator of 1st, 2nd or 3rd generation - Filter (Bag or EP) - Granulometry of fresh feed: normally 35-40mm - Moisture of fresh feed: maximum 1%H2O This is the circuit to grind fine product.
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Main characteristics: - Ball mill with 1 or 2 compartments * 1 compartment = 1 grinding chamber * 2 compartments = 1 drying and 1 grinding chamber - L/D = 2-2.5 (short mill) - Closed circuit with pneumatic system - Static separator and cyclones for cleaning - Filter (mainly the kiln filter which is an EP filter) - Granulometry of fresh feed: 5%R30mm (residue between 30 and 40mm) - Moisture of fresh feed: maximum 8%H2O with gas kiln at 350C (15% if additional heater-temperature 600C) Without drying chamber: 4-6%H2O - Power requirements for pneumatic conveying: 4-6 kWh/t This is one of the circuits used in the cement plants to grind the raw material . www.thecementgrindingoffice.com Page 4
Main characteristics: - Ball mill with 3 compartments: 1 drying and 2 grinding - L/D = more than 3 - Peripheral discharge (2 feeds) - Closed circuit with static separator for gas and dynamic separator for material - With bucket elevator - Filter (mainly the kiln filter which is an EP filter) - Granulometry of fresh feed: maximum 50 to 80mm - Moisture of fresh feed: maximum 7%H2O with gas kiln at 350C (15% if additional heater)
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Main characteristics: - Ball mill with 1 grinding compartment - L/D = 2-2.5 - Drying in the crusher and in the mill - Static separator for mill and crusher - Pneumatic conveying system - Filter (mainly the kiln filter which is an EP filter) - Granulometry of fresh feed: up to 80mm at the crusher - Granulometry of the mill feed: 10-12mm is an optimum - Moisture of fresh feed: maximum 5%H2O with gas kiln at 350C (10% if additional heater)
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Main characteristics: - Ball mill with 2 grinding compartments or 1 drying and 1 grinding - L/D = 3 - Closed circuit with bucket elevator - Dynamic separator of 1st, 2nd or 3rd generation - Filter (mainly the EP kiln filter) - Granulometry of fresh feed: normally 30mm if drying chamber and 50mm if there are 2 grinding compartments - Moisture of fresh feed: maximum 2%H2O with 350C without drying compartment With drying compartment, 3-4%H2O with 350C and 6-8%H2O with 600C - It is difficult to have 3 compartments (passage of gas - high pressure drop) www.thecementgrindingoffice.com Page 7
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This diagram shows that the optimum of efficiency is reached when the ratio weight of material/weight of balls is around 18%. Practically, it means that the material must be at the level of the balls (to fill the voids which represent 42%). The diaphragm must also be designed in order to allow the ventilation of the mill (big center). The slots of the grate plates must have 6mm width if the moisture content of the limestone is lower than 1%, if this content is higher, slots than 8mm must be forecast. 5.1.2. Second compartment: The second chamber is the finishing chamber. It means an attrition work in order to produce fineness. Lining and ball charge: For that reason, the lining is a classifying lining. The biggest balls are at the beginning of the compartment where the material coming from the first chamber is coarser, and the finest balls at the end of the chamber where the material is the finest. Laboratory trials were realized in the past and the conclusion is that it is better to classify the balls by dimension. Also, finer is the ball, better is the efficiency. But a fine ball charge can only be used if the lining is classifying! According to these trials, balls of 10mm diameter are the best. But it is inacceptable to put these balls in an industrial ball mill because the retention time of the material would be excessive. Then balls of 15mm minimum are used in the cement mills in open circuit, balls of 17mm or 20mm in closed circuit. Concerning the limestone, it is better to limit the smallest dimension at 20mm because problems of coating (see hereafter). The ball charge will consist in a gradation of balls: 60mm, 50mm, 40mm, 30mm, 25mm and 20mm diameter.
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The reference values which are generally admitted are divided in two cases and are the following: - Open circuit: air speed = 0.8 to 1.2 m/sec
- Closed circuit:
Remark: we can also define the ventilation in term of Nm3/kg of finished product. Normally: 0.3 to 0.45 Nm3/kg. But this method is less usual. 7.7. Air speeds into the mill: Besides the basis figures given hereabove, it is very important to respect some velocities in other parts of the mill in order to: - allow the passage of the required air - decrease as far as possible the pressure drop These velocities are: - mill inlet: 20-25 m/sec - intermediate and outlet diaphragm: 15-20 m/sec - mill outlet: 20-25 m/sec www.thecementgrindingoffice.com Page 12
small diameters (< 2.8m): 120-160mm WG medium diameters (3 to 3.8m): 150-200mm WG large diameters (> 4m): 180-250mm WG
7.9. False air: The false air is an air entry at mill outlet (at the outlet hood or at the peripheral discharge for the birotator mills) which is added to the air really passing through the mill. This supplementary air does not bring anything, overloads the fan or reduces the ventilation of the mill if the existing fan is too short. This false air is coming from some badly adjusted airtightness or from deficient discharge devices. We evaluate the false air percentage in function of the type of mill and its transmission. These values are given in percentage of the mill's required air:
compound mills with lateral drive(s): 7.5-10% compound mills with central drive: 15-20% birotator mills: 30-40%
In bad condition, a birotator mill can have up to 60% false air! 7.10. Calculation of the necessary ventilation: If: diameter = D in m volume load = J in % lining thickness = e in mm air speed = v in m/sec false air = f in % Q = quantity of air in m3/h
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Example: D = 4.2m e = 80mm j = 33% f = 10% we want v = 1.5 m/sec => Q = 51 107 m3/h (we will choose a fan of 55 000 m3/h) 7.11. Calculation of the fan: In the example hereabove, we need a fan of 55 000 m3/h. But the supplier needs also to know the pressure drops in the circuit to size the fan. The following figures must be taken into consideration: - For the mill, to see before - static separator: 100 mmWG - cyclone: 80 mmWG - bag filter: 150 mmWG - electroprecipitator: 40 mmWG - dynamic pressure: 20 mmWG - ducts: 80 mmWG Example: For the mill here above, equiped with a static separator, a cyclone and a bag filter, we foresee: 200mm pressure drop for the mill, Total pressure drop = (mill + static + cyclone + dynamic + ducts + bag filter) pressure drops Then, 200 + 100 + 80 + 20 + 80 + 150 = 630 mmWG available to the fan 8. Heat balance: The biggest part of the energy introduced in a ball mill is converted into heat. As a consequence, this heat can induce very high temperatures. These temperatures will affect the grinding process. Then, it is important to make the heat balance of the installation. For all heat balances, there must be an equilibrium between what goes in and what goes out of the system.
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Regardless to the characteristics and production data of the installation that we have to introduce, the heat balance turns on 3 values: - temperature of the product at mill outlet - amount of air - water to inject 9. Problems of drying: In all the cement plants, the most important problem of the raw mill section is the drying of the limestone and the other components. In dry process, when the material has more than 1% moisture, the efficiency of the mill drops drastically. Some theories say that the lost of efficiency is 10% every 1% moisture higher than 1%. In consequence, it is very important to get the drying capacities to avoid that. In the cement plants, it is always possible to recuperate the heat of the kiln and all the ball mills receive hot gas at 350C. An additional burner can be indispensable in some cases. It is also possible to dry in a separate dryer but the cost is higher. Very often, the drying is realized in the ball mill where there is or not a drying chamber.
9.1. The drying chamber: This chamber helps the drying of the material with the help of lifters. The material is lifted and after falls in the hot gas stream. Which length must have a drying chamber? According to industrial experiences, it is possible to dry a maximum of 220-230 l/m3.h of water to be efficient. This figure is generally accepted to size the drying chamber. Example: - Mill diameter: 4.6 m - Mill output: 230 t/h - Limestone moisture: 4% => quantity of water: 230 * 1000 * 4% = 9200 l/h => volume requested: 9200 / 225 = 40.89 m3
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