Vertical Mill

Vertical Mill Layout, Alternatives.

Vertical mill calculations
Symbols
Power consumption
Grinding pressure
Mill internals    
Nozzle ring
Dam ring
Heat balances, Example
 Layout Alternatives
• There are two basic layouts of the VRM
system; product collection in cyclone(s) or
product collection in filter.
Product collection in cyclone(s):
• Product collection in filter:
Vertical mill calculations Symbols
Symbol Description Unit
A Roller projected area, one roller [m2]
Anozzle Nozzle ring area [m2]
Do Grinding table diameter [m]
DcyI Hydraulic cylinder diameter [m]
Dm Grinding track diameter [m]
Dpiston Hydraulic piston diameter [m]
Droller Roller diameter [m]
F Grinding force [kN]
FH: Hydraulic grinding force [kN]
FR: Roller grinding force [kN]
KT Specific grinding pressure [kN/m2]
MR Roller assembly weight, one roller [kg]
M Torque factor [-1
N Mill power uptake [kW]
n Grinding table speed [rpm]
Phyd Hydraulic grinding pressure [Bar]
v Grinding track speed [m/s]
Wroller Roller width [m]
Z Number of rollers [-]
 Vertical mill calculations
Power consumption
• The theoretical power consumption of a
vertical roller mill is expressed by the formula:
• N = KT • A • z • v • p [kW(net)]
• For the vertical mill the following
applies:  
KT: Typically 500 - 700
 
[kN/m2]

A = Droller • Wroller [m2]

Droller =0.6-Do [m]

Wroller = 0.2 • DO [m]

Do = Mill size/10 [m]

z=3 [-]

v = n • 1/60 • Dm • TT [m/s]

Dm =0.8-Do [m]
 Vertical mill calculations
Grinding pressure
• The grinding pressure, F, consists of:
• F = FR + FH [kN]
where
• FR=MR . 9.81 /1000 [kN]
• FH = Phyd • ((Dcyl)2 - (Dpiston)2) • P/4 • 100 [kN]
• The specific grinding pressure will then be:
• KT = F / A
 Mill internals _ Nozzle ring
• The nozzle ring area is the free area,
perpendicular to the direction of
the gas flow, as measured at the
shortest distance between the table
and the air guide cone:
• The gas velocity in the nozzle ring
will normally be in the range:
35 - 50 m/s.
The higher the velocity, the less
material falls through the nozzle
ring.
 Mill internals _ Dam ring
• The dam ring height is the height measured
from the grinding table segment to the top of
the dam ring.
• For vertical mills the dam ring height is often
referred to as "% of table diameter". The
optimum height normally being in the range
2.5 - 4% of table diameter.
• Example:
• A dam ring of 120 mm in an Atox 32.5 will give
a relative height of: 120 mm / 3250 mm = 3.7%
 Heat balance _ Example
• An example of a heat balance for a vertical
mill Case: 200 t/h, 8 kWh/t(net), drying from
8% to 0.5% moisture
Flow t/h Temp °C Cp kCal/kg°C Heat Mcal/h
IN
Feed, dry 200 20 0.218 872

Water in feed 17.4 20 1 348

Recirc mat. {#)        

Grinding heat (a)       1376

Gas 302 252 0.242 18405

False air (*) 30 20 0.244 147

Water injection       0

TOTAL IN       21149
 OUT Flow t/h Temp °C Cp kCal/kg°C Heat Mcal/h

Product 200 85 0.218 3706

Water in product 1 20 1 20

Water evap 16.4 85 0.453 10389

Gas, total 332 85 0.242 6833

Surface loss       200

Recirc mat. (#)        

TOTAL OUT       21149

(#): Recirculated material is not included in the heat balance since the inlet and outlet
temperature of this is virtually the same.
(a): 1600 kW * 3600 s/h / 4.186 J/Cal = 1376 MCal/h
(*): False air from mill inlet to mill outlet is calculated based upon C02 and 02
measurements. Standard value is 10%