The Application of Crushers and Screens in the Mining Industry: More Art than Science
Fernando Romero Lage
Crushing and screening theory and application has remained fairly consistent in the last 50 years. The application of such equipment is guided by varied formulaic conventions and rules that due to the entropic nature of the process, remains more an art than a science. The variability of conditions creates an environment in which trial and error becomes the principal means of process balance and control. This paper illustrates some of the theories behind the process, plus other assumptions, postulates, myths and misconceptions that exist within the crushing and screening industry.
Mots Clés:
comminution circuit, crushing, crushers, screens, milling process
