@article{osti_922135, title = {Improving Energy Efficiency Via Optimized Charge Motion and Slurry Flow in Plant Scale Sag Mills}, author = {Rajamani, Raj K}, abstractNote = {A research team from the University of Utah is working to make inroads into saving energy in these SAG mills. In 2003, Industries of the Future Program of the …
Detailsreliable drive system for SAG mills. Early SAG mills had a diameter of about 32', later increasing to 34, 36, 38 and 40'. At the same time the mill volume also increased. Typically a SAG mill has a much larger diameter compared to its length. Yet the SAG mill of Newmont's Yanacocha mine in Peru is a single stage mill (no ball mill after ...
DetailsTracking the mill performance showed that the mill power consumption decreased from 9.49 to 6.63 kWh/t (a nearly 30% reduction), P 80 of the mill product decreased from 611 to 355 μm, and the mill fresh feed flow rate increased from 511 to 521 t/h by decreasing the feed ore hardness from 112 min to 58 min based on SAG power …
DetailsThe LSTM network shows great results on predicting the relative operational hardness at 30 min time support. On SAG mill 1, using a lambda value of 0.5, the obtained accuracy was 77.3% while increasing the lambda to 1.5 led to an increase in accuracy of 93.1%. Similar results were found on the second SAG mill.
DetailsNow I finished the calculation of flowsheet with pre-crushing, SAG mill and Ball mills. The result is follows: 1. Pre-crushing- three crusher MP-2500() for crushing from 300mm to 50mm. Two working and once in reserve. 2. Primary grinding- once SAG mill with size 42ft x 24ft, power motor 28MW. F80-50mm, p80- 2mm. 3.
Detailsrate [t/hr], smdc is the SAG mill discharge size distribution [%retained w/w], MV DC_H2O is the SAG mill discharge water addition rate measured variable 3[m3/hr] and SG l is the process water specific gravity [t/m ]. Step 2: SAG Mill Rock Charge The SAG mill rock charge properties (SMRC) and size distribution (smrc) are estimated by the reverse-
DetailsA high aspect SAG mill had an ID of 6.0. m and the length measured 4.0 m along the central line.. The mill was charged with ore having a S.G. of 2.65 and the load was 40% of the mill volume. The grinding media steel balls occupied 12.2 % of the mill volume.The mill was rotated at 75% of its critical speed, which was 12.9 rpm.Estimate:
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DetailsThe SAG Mill use is not the problem itself but the ore complexity and the suitable processing scheme. In DR-Congo, Kipushi Concentrator has one 18'diam X 6'L Hardinge Cascade-Mill running in the range of 1500-2000 tpd as FAG Mill (design not allowing the use of balls) assisted by: - one Ball Mill before 1992 to treat Cu-Zn sulphide ore by ...
Detailsenergies Article Operation Analysis of a SAG Mill under Di erent Conditions Based on DEM and Breakage Energy Method Qiyue Xie 1, Caifengyao Zhong 2, Daifei Liu 1,*, Qiang Fu 1, Xiaoli Wang 3 and Zhongli Shen 1 1 School of Electrical & Information Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China; …
DetailsA SAG mill has low speed and heavy load, which cause the energy consumption of grinding operation to be very high. It accounts for a large proportion of the electrical consumption across the plant . The rotation speed is an important factor related to the operation and grinding efficiency of the mill. Under the traditional operating …
DetailsA research team from the University of Utah is working to make inroads into saving energy in these SAG mills. In 2003, Industries of the Future Program of the Department of Energy tasked the University of Utah team to build a partnership between the University and the mining industry for the specific purpose of reducing energy …
DetailsProduct Size: All passing 6 mesh with 80% passing 20 mesh. Net power from pilot plant: 16.5 KWH/ST. Mill, gear and pinion friction multiplier: 1.025. Mill Power required at pinionshaft = (240 x 16.5 x 1.025) ÷ 0.746 = 5440 Hp. Speed reducer efficiency: 98%. 5440 Hp ÷ 0.98 = 5550 HP (required minimum motor output power).
DetailsSAG mills can produce a lot of impact if operated with a high ball charge and low filling. Rod and AG mills can produce a lot of attrition and varying amounts of impact and abrasion. Arraying different mills can take advantage of the strengths of …
DetailsWith improved SAG mill control stability, the mill load can be optimized to increase crushing performance and produc - tion capacity. Along with the potential for greater produc - tion, BrainWave also allows you to operate your mill at maximum efficiency. Because a large amount of power is used just to keep the mill and its ball charge moving ...
DetailsUnfortunately I have a program for SAG mills and grinding circuits. Computational testing showed that: - Capacity of SAG Mills can increase to 10000 t/h. - The number of ball mills should be 2-4. - The capacity of the SAG mill with pre-crushing by 20-30% more than the SAG mill with the crashing critical size.
DetailsIn a large-scale operation, feed ores are introduced into the AG/SAG mill in a continuous mode at a given flow rate to replace the discharging slurry. Nonetheless, the variations in the feed characteristics, typically hardness and size distribution, could cause sudden disruption to the mill operation. This would be challenging to detect in practice, …
DetailsThese SAG milling plants (Fig. 1) are designed with few pieces of equipment having a large processing capacity, replacing advantageously a large battery of traditional crushers and rod and ball mills.These characteristics make SAG mills an excellent example of critical equipments whose continuous and stable operation is essential to guarantee …
DetailsAG/SAG kWh/t Figure 6 – Histogram of AG/SAG Mill Specific Energies 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Frequency (%) 0-2 2-4 4-6 6-8 8-10 10-12 12-14 14-16 DWi Figure 7 – Histogram of Mean DWi Values for Deposits in SMC Testing Data Base PREDICTING AG/SAG CIRCUIT SPECIFIC ENERGY USING THE Dwi The power-based approach to design uses a …
DetailsThe SAG mill had a 6–8% ball charge and the power consumption was 8 kWh/t, which agreed well with the expected value. 9.6. Problems. 9.1. In an SAG mill the dimensions of the mill were 9.75 m × 3.5 m and the specific gravities of the mineral and that of the balls charged were 4.1 and 7.9, respectively.
DetailsThe SAG mill's steel liners were failing to meet the required service life. To remedy the problem, the supplier had added more material to the liner design. But this created its own challenges, reducing the effective grinding volume and adding weight to the mill that was pushing bearing pressures dangerously close to limitations. Peening liners.
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