Developing a stepwise approach to simulate a hammer mill through the Whiten model - the adherence for a gold ore

Abstract Comminution represents a large portion of the capital and operating cost of a mineral processing plant. In 1983, Cohen estimated that comminution processes could account for 30% to 50% of the power consumption of the mill, and typically represents 50% of the operating costs of a mine. Therefore, its optimization is directly related to reduction of these operating costs. Among the crushing equipment, the hammer mill is one which is dedicated to operations that aim for a high reduction ratio with the controlled generation of fines. This crusher is recommended for friable and low abrasiv...