Presented by:Manoj Kumar Naik

0901294165 Mech. Engg.

Introduction

GRINDING PROCESS USING THE PRICIPLE OF CRYOGENICS. CRYOGENICS MEANS CREATION OR PRODUCTION BY MEANS OF COLD. USED FOR GRINDING RUBBER,PLASTICS,SPICES. USES LIQUID NITROGEN AS CROGENIC FLUID.

MILL OPERATION WITH LIQUID NITROGEN CAUSES FEED MATERIAL TO BECOME BRITTLE.

PROVIDES DIMENSIONAL STABILITY AND INCREASED WEAR RESISTANCE. PARTICLE CAN BE GROUND BELOW 400 MICRON PARTICLE SIZE.

Properties of Liquid Nitrogen

Inert Colourless Odorless Non-corrosive Nonflammable, and extremely cold.

Properties of Liquid Nitrogen

Molecular Weight Boiling Point @ 1 atm Freezing Point @ 1 atm Critical Temperature Critical Pressure

: 28.01 : -195.8C, 77oK : -210.0C, 63oK : -146.9C : 33.5 atm

Properties of Liquid Nitrogen

It can act as a simple asphyxiant Excessive amounts can cause dizziness, nausea, vomiting, loss of consciousness

Minimum effective temperature for some common refrigerants.

Grinding processes using liquid nitrogen Temperature-controlled grinding True cryogenic grinding

Working

Cryo-Grind Size Reduction System

Raw material passing along a conveyor. It is cooled using controlled amounts of liquid

nitrogen. Which allows for finer grinding and increased throughputs.

Containers

Cryogenic grinding plant for thermoplastics

Polyamide pellets Cryogenic ground polyamide

Other applications

Pin Mill for Cryogenic Ultrafine Grinding

Advantages
Protective material quality. Improving material characteristics. Providing controllable cooling. Enhancing processing. Eliminating safety and environmental hazards. Minimizing equipment maintenance.

Disadvantages
Grinding inorganic materials especially with large

particle sizes is not economical.

Cost of production through cryogenic grinding

technology is more than traditional grinding process.

Conclusion
Mill operation with liquid nitrogen causes the feed

material to

become brittle.
The specific precrushing energy is reduced meaning that the mill

achieves high levels of grinding performance.

The cryogenic mode prevents grinding losses and thermal damage to

the feed material .

The inert gas atmosphere provides a high degree of

safety when grinding flammable and potentially explosive products.

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