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Short Communication

The Hybrid Model for Steady-State Mill i-1

fi-_ ,i=j

I
Simulation aik
k==l

P. T_ LUCKIE
CZij =

i- 1
Kennedy VanSaun Corporntion. DandIe. Pn_ 17521
(U.S.A.) C Skbikaki/(S. -S, ), i #j
k=i
(Received June 2.1975)
plug flow

I
emSji
7

ei =
The closed circuit model of Gardner and (1 + SiT/m)- m m fully mixed
Verghese [ 11, achieved by incorporating the rfktors in series
Reid mill model for a lumped parameter
The Transfer Function mill algorithm is
residence time distribution corresponding to m
fully mixed reactors in series or plug flow into
pi = -& diifi
a steady-state closed circuit mass balance,
_=I
unfortunately conkins some comm&ational
drawbacks when conducting circuk analyses. eJ 3
i=j

I
The algorithm, as presented, requires the re-
dij =
calculation of all n(n + 1)/Z elements (R being
i-l
the maximum number of size intervals) every
c d;kd&(ek - t?i) , i fj
time the mean residence time or classifier
k=i
selectivity values are changed.
These drawbacks can be eliminated by using i-l
a hybrid mill model incorporating aspects of -c d;kd;k ,iCj

I
both the Reid mill model [2] and the Transfer k=i
Function mill model [c?] in the steady-state d;= 1 ,i=j
closed circuit mass balance. Figure 1 presents
the nomenclature used in the remainder of i-i

this discussion, where gi is the weight diction c SkbrkdLiI(Si-$si), i>i

of material in size interval i of the make-up k=i

feed, G is the mass flow rate, etc. The Hybrid miIl algorithm is
i

pi = C d&ei
i=l

k=l
I T.t, I
Fig. 1. Nomenclature for combined singie-stage
grimling circuit. The di,- values in this algorithm are independent
of time and therefore only need to be calculat-
ed one time. In addition, the values can be
The Reid mill algorithm, as extended by stored in a lower triangular matrix. Because
Gardner and Sukarijnajtee [4], is the algorithm is solved by starting at i = 1, the
i ai values can be calculated simultaneously with
pi = C auej the pi values, providing a very efficient
j=1 computer algorithm.
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fncorporating l
Yhe Hybrid miii model into REFERENCES
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