Numerical analysis of impact events in a centrifugal impact pin mill

C. Labra, J. Y. Ooi, J. F. Chen, J. Sun

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Abstract

Milling is an important operation in many industries, such as mining and pharmaceutical. Although the comminution process during milling has been extensively studied, the material fragmentation mechanisms in a mill are still not well understood partly because of the lack of an understanding on the local stressing and dynamic information under operational conditions in mills. This paper presents a DEM simulation of particle dynamics and impact events in a centrifugal impact pin mill. The main focus is the statistical characteristics of the dominant stressing modes during the milling process. The frequency, velocity and force of the different impact events between particles and mill components, or between particles, are analysed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPowders and Grains 2013 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media
Pages935-938
Number of pages4
Volume1542
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01 Aug 2013
Event7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media: Powders and Grains 2013 - Sydney, NSW, Australia
Duration: 08 Jul 201312 Jul 2013

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media: Powders and Grains 2013
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CitySydney, NSW
Period08/07/201312/07/2013

Keywords

  • Comminution
  • Discrete elements
  • Milling

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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