Advances on the Fragmentation-Energy Fan Concept and the Swebrec Function in Modeling Drop Weight Testing

The breakage index equation (BIE), or <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>t</mi><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow></msub></mrow></semant...

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Autores principales: Finn Ouchterlony, José A. Sanchidrián, Ömürden Genç
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c364cf3a3a2140e1819e5a282f55c5c92021-11-25T18:26:41ZAdvances on the Fragmentation-Energy Fan Concept and the Swebrec Function in Modeling Drop Weight Testing10.3390/min111112622075-163Xhttps://doaj.org/article/c364cf3a3a2140e1819e5a282f55c5c92021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/11/11/1262https://doaj.org/toc/2075-163XThe breakage index equation (BIE), or <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>t</mi><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> model from drop weight testing (DWT) data for rocks and ores is used in the design of crushers and mills. Such models are becoming increasingly difficult to visualize as the number of variables increases. The so-called double fan BIE, combined with the Swebrec distribution’s accurate description of the sieving curves, is applied to the modelling of drop-weight test fragmentation. The key parameters are geometric properties visible in the fan plot; slopes of straight lines and their point of convergence. The ability of the double fan BIE to reproduce DWT data had been previously established for 8 rocks with 480 DWT data sets. Here the fidelity of the double fan BIE is further evaluated for 18 new materials, based on 281 data sets. The fidelity of the double fan BIE with three fan lines is on par with the fidelity of the current state-of-the-art models for the new materials. Besides the breakage index equation, the new double fan BIE’s <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>t</mi><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> equation produces, without additional parameters or fitted constants, the general breakage surface equation <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>t</mi><mi>n</mi></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> for an arbitrary <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>n</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> value as a bonus. The specific sieving curve for any combination of particle size and impact energy is also contained in the same formula. The result is an accurate, compact and transparent model.Finn OuchterlonyJosé A. SanchidriánÖmürden GençMDPI AGarticlerock fragmentationdrop weight testing (DWT)fragment size distributionSwebrec functionfragmentation-energy fanbreakage index equationMineralogyQE351-399.2ENMinerals, Vol 11, Iss 1262, p 1262 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic rock fragmentation
drop weight testing (DWT)
fragment size distribution
Swebrec function
fragmentation-energy fan
breakage index equation
Mineralogy
QE351-399.2
spellingShingle rock fragmentation
drop weight testing (DWT)
fragment size distribution
Swebrec function
fragmentation-energy fan
breakage index equation
Mineralogy
QE351-399.2
Finn Ouchterlony
José A. Sanchidrián
Ömürden Genç
Advances on the Fragmentation-Energy Fan Concept and the Swebrec Function in Modeling Drop Weight Testing
description The breakage index equation (BIE), or <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>t</mi><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> model from drop weight testing (DWT) data for rocks and ores is used in the design of crushers and mills. Such models are becoming increasingly difficult to visualize as the number of variables increases. The so-called double fan BIE, combined with the Swebrec distribution’s accurate description of the sieving curves, is applied to the modelling of drop-weight test fragmentation. The key parameters are geometric properties visible in the fan plot; slopes of straight lines and their point of convergence. The ability of the double fan BIE to reproduce DWT data had been previously established for 8 rocks with 480 DWT data sets. Here the fidelity of the double fan BIE is further evaluated for 18 new materials, based on 281 data sets. The fidelity of the double fan BIE with three fan lines is on par with the fidelity of the current state-of-the-art models for the new materials. Besides the breakage index equation, the new double fan BIE’s <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>t</mi><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> equation produces, without additional parameters or fitted constants, the general breakage surface equation <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>t</mi><mi>n</mi></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> for an arbitrary <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>n</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> value as a bonus. The specific sieving curve for any combination of particle size and impact energy is also contained in the same formula. The result is an accurate, compact and transparent model.
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author Finn Ouchterlony
José A. Sanchidrián
Ömürden Genç
author_facet Finn Ouchterlony
José A. Sanchidrián
Ömürden Genç
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title Advances on the Fragmentation-Energy Fan Concept and the Swebrec Function in Modeling Drop Weight Testing
title_short Advances on the Fragmentation-Energy Fan Concept and the Swebrec Function in Modeling Drop Weight Testing
title_full Advances on the Fragmentation-Energy Fan Concept and the Swebrec Function in Modeling Drop Weight Testing
title_fullStr Advances on the Fragmentation-Energy Fan Concept and the Swebrec Function in Modeling Drop Weight Testing
title_full_unstemmed Advances on the Fragmentation-Energy Fan Concept and the Swebrec Function in Modeling Drop Weight Testing
title_sort advances on the fragmentation-energy fan concept and the swebrec function in modeling drop weight testing
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
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