Approximate capacities for wet grinding Mills


Given below are approximate capacities for wet grinding in representative Marcy CPD mills. Such capacities are expressed in dry tons per hour passed on – ¾” x 4 mesh screened feed of medium hard gravel. Mill discharge is generally less than 5% - 4 mesh in wet open circuit operations. Expected dry grinding capacities would be approximately 30 to 50% less.

Operating Characteristics of Marcy CPD Mills.

Mill Size**

St per*

Hour

HP*

to Run

HP

Motor

Mill

Speed RPM

5 ½ x 10

20

103

125

25.8

6 ½ x 12

36

188

200

22.7

7 ½ x 12

55

268

300

20.4

8 ½ x 12

76

363

400

18.5

9 ½ x 12

103

478

500

17.1

10 ½ x 14

156

711

800

15.9

11 ½ x 16

225

1007

1000

14.8

12 ½ x 16

285

1237

1250

14.0

* Operating with new liners.
** Dimensions in feet

Grinding may be accomplished wet or dry. Feed is from both ends and is discharged at the center through rectangular discharge ports equally spaced around the mill periphery. The discharge ports are in a separate ring between the shell halves. Due to material being fed from both ends. Rods are bread about the

same at e cha end and main essentially parallel. The resultant product is more cubical than the product from other sand producing machines and contains a minimum of fine material. The fact that the particles only travel half the mill length makes the CPD rod mil an outstanding example of the Marcy advocated practice of rapid removal of finished material.

Maintenance cost for CPD rod mill is often lower than that of other sand producing machines. The principal wear is confined to the inexpensive steel rods. Reduction ratios to 4:1.