Powder Technology, Vol.105, No.1-3, 311-320, 1999
Charge motion model for vibration mills with high excitation
The charge motion determines the power draft, the stressing intensity and probability, the mixing kinetic, the internal material transport, and by all that the performance of a vibration mill. Excitations higher than usual (acceleration number <10, relative amplitude <3%) change the motion pattern because the charge impacts against the upper shell part. The power draft does not longer obey the known relations. A simple model is established for describing approximately the charge motion in such a way that the power draft can be predicted. The key point in the model is the consolidation phase of the charge after impacting, which delays the charge take-off. This effect was quantified with experimental observations. The model does not need any additional parameter for adjusting it to the reality.