Tutorial 4

MARCH 2023

Question 1
Power of 7.5 kW is supplied to a machine crushing material at the rate of 0.8 kg/s from 26.7 mm to a
product having the following sizes: 65 per cent 5.45 mm, 15 per cent 4.86 mm and 20 per cent 5.08
mm. If the material mass is 80 kg, what power (kW) should be supplied to this machine to crush 0.8
kg/s of the same material from 16.5 mm cube to 2.2 mm cube:

i) Assuming Rittinger’s law?

ii) Assuming Kick’s law?

Question 2
Table 12E1.1 gives values of specific rates of breakage and breakage distribution functions for
the grinding of limestone in a hammer mill. Given that values of specific rates of breakage are
based on 30 s in the mill at a particular speed, determine the size distribution of the product
resulting from the feed described in Table 12E1.2 after 30 s in the mill at this speed.