Estimation of Energy Consumption for Concentrate Process of Tungsten Ore towards the Integration of Renewable Energy Sources in Mongolia
It is important to estimate the energy required in ore processing to select the most affordable and efficient energy system for the integration of renewable resources into the mining industry. In the present work, the energy consumption for the concentrate of tungsten ore in Mongolia was theoretical...
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| description | It is important to estimate the energy required in ore processing to select the most affordable and efficient energy system for the integration of renewable resources into the mining industry. In the present work, the energy consumption for the concentrate of tungsten ore in Mongolia was theoretically predicted based on operational variations (particle size and the hardness of the tungsten ore) and different equipment. The energy was in the range from 0.48 to 1.32 kWh/t for the crushing stage, and a cone crusher was more suitable than a jaw crusher due to the particle size of feed material and product. The required energy in the grinding stage was from 6.22 to 11.88 kWh/t using a SAG mill or from 3.04 to 7.39 kWh/t using a ball mill. The further separation by a flotation consumed 4.83 kWh/t or by a shaking table consumed 1.29 kWh/t. The maximum energy consumption per hour for the whole process was estimated to be 2–3 MW, which was better to integrate with a hybrid renewable energy system. The sizing method Power Pinch Analysis was used to estimate the electric supply based on the combination of wind, biomass and solar resources, which was sufficient for the demand from the predicted range of energy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-77e5359324c245f9a998e6645052973f2023-11-19T02:21:05ZengMDPI AGMinerals2075-163X2023-08-01138105910.3390/min13081059Estimation of Energy Consumption for Concentrate Process of Tungsten Ore towards the Integration of Renewable Energy Sources in MongoliaTaehun Son0Ha Bich Trinh1Seunghyun Kim2Bayasgalan Dugarjav3Jaeryeong Lee4Department of Integrated Energy and Infra System, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon-si 24341, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Integrated Energy and Infra System, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon-si 24341, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Integrated Energy and Infra System, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon-si 24341, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 14200, MongoliaDepartment of Integrated Energy and Infra System, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon-si 24341, Republic of KoreaIt is important to estimate the energy required in ore processing to select the most affordable and efficient energy system for the integration of renewable resources into the mining industry. In the present work, the energy consumption for the concentrate of tungsten ore in Mongolia was theoretically predicted based on operational variations (particle size and the hardness of the tungsten ore) and different equipment. The energy was in the range from 0.48 to 1.32 kWh/t for the crushing stage, and a cone crusher was more suitable than a jaw crusher due to the particle size of feed material and product. The required energy in the grinding stage was from 6.22 to 11.88 kWh/t using a SAG mill or from 3.04 to 7.39 kWh/t using a ball mill. The further separation by a flotation consumed 4.83 kWh/t or by a shaking table consumed 1.29 kWh/t. The maximum energy consumption per hour for the whole process was estimated to be 2–3 MW, which was better to integrate with a hybrid renewable energy system. The sizing method Power Pinch Analysis was used to estimate the electric supply based on the combination of wind, biomass and solar resources, which was sufficient for the demand from the predicted range of energy.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/13/8/1059tungsten oreenergy consumptionseparationrenewable energy |
| spellingShingle | Taehun Son Ha Bich Trinh Seunghyun Kim Bayasgalan Dugarjav Jaeryeong Lee Estimation of Energy Consumption for Concentrate Process of Tungsten Ore towards the Integration of Renewable Energy Sources in Mongolia Minerals tungsten ore energy consumption separation renewable energy |
| title | Estimation of Energy Consumption for Concentrate Process of Tungsten Ore towards the Integration of Renewable Energy Sources in Mongolia |
| title_full | Estimation of Energy Consumption for Concentrate Process of Tungsten Ore towards the Integration of Renewable Energy Sources in Mongolia |
| title_fullStr | Estimation of Energy Consumption for Concentrate Process of Tungsten Ore towards the Integration of Renewable Energy Sources in Mongolia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estimation of Energy Consumption for Concentrate Process of Tungsten Ore towards the Integration of Renewable Energy Sources in Mongolia |
| title_short | Estimation of Energy Consumption for Concentrate Process of Tungsten Ore towards the Integration of Renewable Energy Sources in Mongolia |
| title_sort | estimation of energy consumption for concentrate process of tungsten ore towards the integration of renewable energy sources in mongolia |
| topic | tungsten ore energy consumption separation renewable energy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/13/8/1059 |
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