Capacity of Hammermills

The capacity of any given size and type of hammermill depends upon several factors. The character of the material influences the performance of this machine to a greater degree than it does that of any of the crushers previously discussed. It is only natural that this should be the case; all of the energy consumed in the crushing chamber is delivered by free-swinging hammers, and it is to be expected that there would be a considerable difference in the effect of these impact blows upon materials of varying physical structure. Higher speeds will of course produce better shattering effect to take care of hard rock, but there are definite limits, both from mechanical and operational standpoints, to the speed of any particular mill.

Speed, or velocity, while it is the very life of the hammermill, may also function to limit the amount of feed that the mill will take. Thus, in any given machine, the number of rows of hammers used will affect capacity. Or, to state it a little more clearly, for any combination of speed, feed size, and number of rows of hammers there is a definite limit to the amount of material that the mill will receive.

Prospecting & Mining Basics Capacity of Hammermills table Effect of Feed Size on HammerMill Capacity

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