Ball Mill

[rickzeien]

Here is a video explaining the grinding that occurs in a ball mill.

Many people think the ball drops down on the particles to be ground.

The actual milling occurs as the particles are held by centrifugal force in the grinding media.

Notice how the particles remain in between the balls and are ground almost continously.

In addition to critical speed the size of the balls also influences the grinding. A mix of different size balls are the most efficient.

The larger open spaces provide a course grind and the smaller spaces provide a finer grind.

Wet is faster than dry. And of course longer run time grinds more complete.

Other factors include the starting size, hardness and how fine you want when your complete.

https://youtu.be/L6sgGXXYdEU

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[anachronism]

Absolutely correct and I hope people get it.

 

[nickvc]

Absolutely correct and I hope people get it.

How long before you accepted the RVEC as a useful tool :lol:

 

[anachronism]

Absolutely correct and I hope people get it.

How long before you accepted the RVEC as a useful tool :lol:

A long long time. And it's not accepted- it's just utilised occasionally..... 8) 8) 8) 8)

 

[Yggdrasil]

Please forgive with my uninformed approach, but what is RVEC?

 

[anachronism]

Please forgive with my uninformed approach, but what is RVEC?

A terribly technical piece of engineered equipment. A Rotary Value Enhancement Concentrator.

To the uninitiated it looks and operates very much like a cement mixer.

 

[Yggdrasil]

Aaah, it definately is a delicate and valuable tool for certain operations I guess.
The good thing is, I expect it to be quite versatile and easy to adjust for other operational envelopes
If I'm not on a wild goose chase, again :wink:

Well, ignore my post and get back to the task at hand

Edited for clarity :mrgreen:

 

[snoman701]

Absolutely correct and I hope people get it.

How long before you accepted the RVEC as a useful tool :lol:

A long long time. And it's not accepted- it's just utilised occasionally..... 8) 8) 8) 8)

I don't think it can be much more accepted. Add a plastic drum to it and you not only have an RVEC, but also a ICED...oh the things that can be accomplished in an intimate contact enhancement device.

Even better yet would be a titanium drum.

I think the beauty of the RVEC (I like this) is that it can be as simple or as complex as you want to make it. You can just mash the crap out of stuff like a caveman, or efficiently grind to consistent particle size.

 

[anachronism]

Oh it does have a custom plastic barrel with some nifty vanes inside it. 8) 8)