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Given Details :
Mill diameter ( without liner ) = D1 =4.8 meter
Effective Mill Diameter with liner = 4.58 meter
Effective length (L) w?liner = 15.85 meter
Ball sounding height average (h)Ave = 0.973
meter

Sector= r2 ( 2) – r sinh

360
effective diameter
optimum height (h)=0.16D
(for optimum grinding ball charge )
Bulk Density (DB) of the grinding balls =
4.55 metric tones/ in
specific gravity (S.G.B) = 7.8 to 7.9 tonnes/
M3, 490lbs/cu,ft
Determine
A. Area of segment ( Asegment)
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B. B. Total Volume (V) of the balls

(tones/M 3 )
C. C. Total weight (W) of the balls to
be charged (tonnes) based on the
optimum height (h) required by the
mill
Solutions
Eff Raidus= D2 = 4.58 = 2.29
2 2
DC = X = ?
X2 = r2 –h2
X= r2-h2
X = (2.29)2- (0.973)2
X=5.2441-0.946729
X=4.297371
X=2.073 meter
Area of Triangle (ADC) = 1/2h *x
= ½(0.973 0*2.073=1.0085145m2
Area of triangle (ABC)= Area of triangle
(ADC)*2=2.017029m2
Chord length (BC) =
X*2=2.073*2=4.146meter
cos1 = h/r=.0973/2.29=0.4248908
1 = 64.856248o cos-1 value
 = * 2= 64.856248o * 2=129.7125o
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Area of circle = D2 / 4= r2=

3.1415927(2.29) 2= =16.474826m2
Area of sector = Area of circle *2 / 360o
= 16.474826 * 129.7125/360 =
5.9360857
A segment = A Sector - A Triangle ABC=
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5.9360857 – 2.017029 = 3.9190567m2

Volume (EFF)= A Segment * Eff length (L)=

3.9190567 * 15.85 = 62.117049

Theefore Weight of the balls(Weff) =

Volume (Veff) * Bulk density of the balls =
62.117049M3 * 4055tonnes / M3
Weff = 282.63257 tonnes

For optimum height =

(h) + 0.16 Deff. cosƏ1 = h/r = 0.32
Ə2= Ə1*2=71.337075 * 2 = 142.67415
=0.16(4.58) Ə1 = 71.337075
= 0.7328meter

X 2 =r2 – h2
X = √r2 – h2
= √ (2.29)2 – (0.7328)2
= √ 5.241 - .05369958
= √ 4.7071042
X = 2.1695862

A ADC = ½ (h * X)
= ½(0.7328) * 2.1695862
= 0.7949363M2
A abc = A abc * 2
= 0.7949363 * 2
= 1.5898728M2

Asector = Acircle * Ө2/ /360o

= πr2 * Ө2/360o
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= π/360 *rӨ2
= 0.0087266 * (2.29)2 * 142.67415
Asector = 6.5292204 M2

A segment = A sector –A abc

= 6.5292204 – 1.5898728
= 4.9393476

Vol optimum = Vol opt * bulk density/balls

= 4.9393476 * 15.85
= 78.288659

Weight opt/ balls = Vol opt * bulk density/balls

= 78.288659 * 4.55
Weight = 356.2134 tonnes
Therefore
Ball charging to be added (tonnes) in order to
obtain optimum grinding balls charge in the
mill
(W total)opt = Wopt – W eff
= 356.2134 – 282.63257
= 73.580883 tonnes