Critical Assessment of Novel Developments in HPGR Technology Using DEM
Advances in high-pressure grinding roll (HGPR) technology since its first commercial application in the cement industry include new roll wear protection techniques and new confinement systems. The latter contribute to reductions in the edge effects in an attempt to reach a more homogenous product si...
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| author | Victor A. Rodriguez Gabriel K. P. Barrios Túlio M. Campos Luís Marcelo Tavares |
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| description | Advances in high-pressure grinding roll (HGPR) technology since its first commercial application in the cement industry include new roll wear protection techniques and new confinement systems. The latter contribute to reductions in the edge effects in an attempt to reach a more homogenous product size along the rolls. Additional advances in this technology have been made in recent years, while modeling and simulation tools are also reaching maturity and can now be used to subject such novel developments to detailed scrutiny. This work applies a hybrid approach combining advanced simulations using the discrete element method, the particle replacement model and multibody dynamics to a phenomenological population balance model to critically assess two recent advances in HPGR technology: spring-loaded cheek plates and the offset roller press. Force and torque controllers, included in the EDEM 2022.1 software, were used to describe the responses of the geometries in contact with the granular material processed. Simulations showed that while the former successfully reduced the lateral bypass of the material by as much as 65% when cheek plates became severely worn, the latter demonstrated lower throughput and higher potential wear but an ability to generate a finer product than the traditional design. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4009de691f5149bf930b7ccf059b196d2024-04-12T13:22:16ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442024-04-01177166510.3390/ma17071665Critical Assessment of Novel Developments in HPGR Technology Using DEMVictor A. Rodriguez0Gabriel K. P. Barrios1Túlio M. Campos2Luís Marcelo Tavares3Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-972, BrazilDepartment of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-972, BrazilDepartment of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-972, BrazilDepartment of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-972, BrazilAdvances in high-pressure grinding roll (HGPR) technology since its first commercial application in the cement industry include new roll wear protection techniques and new confinement systems. The latter contribute to reductions in the edge effects in an attempt to reach a more homogenous product size along the rolls. Additional advances in this technology have been made in recent years, while modeling and simulation tools are also reaching maturity and can now be used to subject such novel developments to detailed scrutiny. This work applies a hybrid approach combining advanced simulations using the discrete element method, the particle replacement model and multibody dynamics to a phenomenological population balance model to critically assess two recent advances in HPGR technology: spring-loaded cheek plates and the offset roller press. Force and torque controllers, included in the EDEM 2022.1 software, were used to describe the responses of the geometries in contact with the granular material processed. Simulations showed that while the former successfully reduced the lateral bypass of the material by as much as 65% when cheek plates became severely worn, the latter demonstrated lower throughput and higher potential wear but an ability to generate a finer product than the traditional design.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/7/1665comminutionhigh-pressure grinding rollssimulationdiscrete element methodTavares breakage model |
| spellingShingle | Victor A. Rodriguez Gabriel K. P. Barrios Túlio M. Campos Luís Marcelo Tavares Critical Assessment of Novel Developments in HPGR Technology Using DEM Materials comminution high-pressure grinding rolls simulation discrete element method Tavares breakage model |
| title | Critical Assessment of Novel Developments in HPGR Technology Using DEM |
| title_full | Critical Assessment of Novel Developments in HPGR Technology Using DEM |
| title_fullStr | Critical Assessment of Novel Developments in HPGR Technology Using DEM |
| title_full_unstemmed | Critical Assessment of Novel Developments in HPGR Technology Using DEM |
| title_short | Critical Assessment of Novel Developments in HPGR Technology Using DEM |
| title_sort | critical assessment of novel developments in hpgr technology using dem |
| topic | comminution high-pressure grinding rolls simulation discrete element method Tavares breakage model |
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