Course description
The seminar "Crushing and grinding circuits" teaches the principles of size reduction and classification, how to apply these for the selection of crushing and grinding equipment as well as sieves, air classifiers and hydrocyclones, and how to optimize existing crushing and grinding circuits in order to increase the yield along with low specific production costs.
Course content
Module 1: Characterization of disperse systems
Module 2: Breakage fundamentals
Module 3: Crushers and Mills
Module 4: Classification fundamentals
Module 5: Classification equipment
Module 6: Circuits design
Module 7: Process evaluation and simulation
Type of training
The course is combining both classroom lectures as well as lab visits.
Objectives and outcomes
- material and process characterization in crushing and grinding circuits
- understanding and influencing fracture behavior, cut size and separation efficiency
- basic knowledge of machinery selection: application, design, working principles, and basic engineering of the different types of crushers and mills, sieves, air classifiers, and hydrocyclones in mineral processing
- process related know how: design, evaluation, and optimization of crushing and grinding circuits
Language
English
