Symons Cone Crushers6-1 CONE CRUSHERS. APPLICATION STANDARD SYMONS CONE CRUSHER APPLICATION INFORMATION The Symone Standard cone orushor normally applied ae @ socondary crusher in plants designed for three or four stages of crushing. However, the wide range of crushing cavities available in the Standard cone erushor pormite inctallation asa primary crusherin many cases, Tho feed operings avaliable range from over 18" in the 7 Ft. crusher ‘iz0 to 4” in the 2 Ft. Standard. The Standard cona uaually operates In an ‘open circuit, preparing feed for the finishing erushing stages where Short Head cones and Gyradise crush ‘employed. The normal operating range tor the Standard cone is to make @ crushed product ranging from approximately 3/4" to 3" of 4. It considered eound crushing practice to effect @ reduction ratio of 8 or 8:1 when operating in open circut. ‘Standard cones may also be operated in 8 closed circuit in large or smal ‘operations where a eingle reduction required. Bacause of the wide renge of covtios available feed sizes up to 12" can be raduced in some cases to al passing 3/4" in a proporty designed loged eiruit, ‘Standard cone rushers are builtin ‘seven sizes with crushing heads from {wo to ton foot in ameter. Cenecit in opan circuit range from 18 to ovat 3000 tph depending on the characteristics of tha material boing crushed, orushor size and setting, end crushing cavity desian, Operating Recommendations ‘The feed to the Standard cone ie normally soalped if over 25 percent of the desired crusher product is present in ‘the new fed. Since the range of faed ‘ize wil often vary trom appreximataly 12" to 2" in a given installation the ‘rushing cavity must be selected to reduce these sizes efficiently. Where ‘the topsize af tho feed is only 8” the ‘rushing eavity would be modified to tafloct this emaller feed size. To meet those voriatione in size of food and desired product size Standard cones can, be equipped with various designs of fine, medium, coarse, of extra coarse crushing cavities In solocting the crushing cavity care ia taken to obtain a design that will permit the topsize of the feed to enter the crusher sufficient velume throughout the entire wear life of the tinors. Since ‘the most efficient erushing notion takos place when tho feed is reduced in @ ferles of 4 of & blows a9 it passes through the cavity, it becamos Important to select a design that wil ftfect some reduetion in the upper portion of the cavity as wall os the lower or peralll sizing zone. In othor words, too large an opening forthe feed vill prevent crushing in the upper zonos ‘and can develop axcessivepewer draw. ‘Since the crusher food rata ie governed by the power draw, an incorrect cavity ‘een reduce the crusher pacity and, on occasion, create unnecessary ‘maintonance. On the other har, i the ‘cevty will only accept the feed when ‘thaliners are new but asthe liners wear the food opering closes off reducing the foed rate, a moro efficient cavity is aquired. Since no two oros or erushing ‘epplications are exactly the sama, 2 large umber of cavity dasigns have become available through the years. ‘Thorafore, the optimum in cavity design is one which permits closo to the rated ‘power draw throughout the entire wear lite end results in a scrap loss between, 25 and 40 percent. (APPLICATION With the proper cavity design, ‘maximum eficioney will be obteined if the feod is evenly distributed around the entire crushing cavity. Normally, the wido food size range required in tho ‘Standard or eecondery crushing «tage ‘euch that the crushing cavity ie required to have a receiving opening ‘considerably larger than the average portion of the feed. For best results CONE CRUSHERS 6-2 tho feed should be regulated based on the erusher motor power draw. When hhandiing the harder materiats itis Tkely the onishing cavity in the Stendard ‘cone erushor will nt be entirely filled ‘up of Tohokad”. However, meximum ‘capacity will be obtained under these conditions when cavity design and proper feed distribution methods aro observed. SHORT HEAD SYMONS CONE CRUSHER APPLICATION INFORMATION The Short Head cone crusher is normally applied ag a thd etogo crushor in plante designed for threo or tour stages of crushing. However wide range of crushing ca available in the Short Head cone crusher permits its installation as. a ‘secondary crusher in many cages. The ‘normal operating renge for the Short Head cone crusher is to make a ‘rushed product ranging from /8" to 1 Inclosed circuit. It is considered sound ‘rushing practice to offect @ reduction ratio of approximately 4 of 6:1 in the ‘Short Head crusher stage. Short Head cones may also be operated in open circuit where unusual screening and plant design conditions exist. Whore extramoly fine products are required, tho Shart Head cone prepares the food for the Gytadise crushor eircult where product sizes as fine as 20 mesh are reduced. Operating Recommendations “The feed to Short Head cone enusher normally soroened to remove the finished preduct sizes and to provide void space for the crushed particles produced in the cavity. Maximum Produetion will be obtained when the ‘rusher operates st or near full load continuously. To achieve thie condition, plant dosign food diatibution fand the typo of crushing cavity ere factors which warrant considerations, ‘The schematis arrangement shown jn Figure A permite tho crusher to operat With 9 controlled food rate. The eit shown in Figure A offers the ‘optimum in crusher feed contol and ‘automation, ‘The new. food is withdrawn from the bin irectly to. tho crusher, sseuring a stoady controllable food rato, In 9 properly fed crushing cavity the ‘materia is ditributed Ina menner which utilizes tho entire circumferential area. of the receiving ‘opening. Iie equally important to have the finer gradations in the the coatee feed. sd interspersed with produce requiremonts, the Short Head ‘cone can be equipped with verious signs of fine, medium, coarse, and ‘extra coarse enushing cavities. In selecting the erushing cavity care is taken to obtain a design that will permit tho topsize of the feed to enter the crusher in sutfciont volume throughout