CLASSIFIER CAPACITY TABLE
In the table below are average ranking over flow capacities of akins classifiers to be used only as general guide
OVER FLOW CAPACITY - TONS PER HOUR OF SOLIDS
Percent solids percent solids
Ranking
40 35 30 25 20 25 22 19 16 13 10 7
Spiral Drive capacity
Spiral speed motor Tons Limiting mesh Limiting mesh
Dia In rpm H.P per Hr 20 28 35 48 65 48 65 80 100 150 200 325
*12 20 1\2 1.76 10.5 6.38 3.97 2.37 1.26 8.59 4.97 2.64 1.55 0.566 0.213 0.55
*16 14.8 1\2 3.12 30.4 18.5 11.4 6.88 3.6 12.5 7.26 3.88 2.27 0.849 0.32 0.073
24 10.1 2 13.4 52 31.5 19.6 11.8 6.17 24.1 14 7.49 4.35 1.63 0.613 0.146
30 8.13 2 21.1 85.1 51.6 32 19.2 10.1 33.6 19.4 10.5 6.04 2.26 0.88 0.22
36 66 3 30.1 99.2 60.1 37.4 22.4 11.8 55 31.9 17.1 9.91 3.71 1.41 0.348
42 5.8 3 41.2 132 80.2 49.8 29.9 15.7 71.7 41.5 22.3 12.9 4.84 1.87 0.457
48 5 5 53.6 175 106 66.1 39.7 20.9 85.5 49.5 26.6 15.4 5.76 2.21 0.531
54 4.4 5 67.8 203 123 76.3 45.8 24.1 116 67.2 36.1 20.9 7.81 3.01 0.732
60 4 7_1/2 8307 263 160 99.1 59.5 31.3 133 76.9 41.3 23.9 8.95 3.44 0.842
66 3.7 7_1/2 101 303 180 112 67.2 35.4 159 91.6 49.4 28.6 10.7 4.11 1.01
72 3.3 10 120 324 196 122 73.3 38.5 182 105 56.5 32.7 12.2 4.69 1.13
78 3 10 141 398 241 150 90.1 47.4 209 121 65 37.7 14.1 5.41 1.32
84 2.8 15 164 493 299 186 111 58.7 238 138 74.1 42.9 16 6.16 1.50
3-
Tank slope in in/ft 3 4 3-3\4 1\2 3-1\2 3-1\4 3
* Raking and overflow capacities are listed for products of 2.65 specific gravity, an vary proportionally with same
Mill selection data
EF1 = 1.3 EF3 = (2.44/ D) 0.2, when D is in meters
Product size control reference, % 50 60 70 80 90 92 95 98
passing
EF2 1.035 1.05 1.10 1.20 1.40 1.46 1.57 1.70
EF4 = [R r + (W I-7) (F-Fo)/ Fo}] / R r Fo = 16000 (13/ Wi): rod milling
Fo = 4000 (13/ Wi): ball milling
EF5= (P+10.3)/ 1.145P EF6 = 1+ {(Rr- Rro) 2/ 150} where Rro= 8+ (5L/D)
EF7 = [2(Rr-1.35) + 0.26] / 2(Rr-1.35)
EF8 = 1.4 when, calculating rod mill power for a rod mill only application and the feed is from open
circuit crushing; = 1.2 when, the feed is from closed circuit crushing.
Ball Mill L/ D Ratio – Application General Guidelines
Feed D80, μm Top Ball Size L/ D Ratio
5000-10000 60-90 1:1 to 1.25:1
900-4000 40-50 1.25:1 to 1.75:1
Fine feeds - Regrind 20-30 1.5:1 to 2.5:1
Problems
1. Select spiral classifier(s) for the following feed for a cut size so that 80% of the
overflow is <75 microns.
Feed RD: 2.88
Feed Bulk density: 1.6
Particle size distribution of the classifier feed
Mesh number Size (microns) Weight %
+60 355 9.3
+100 149 14.9
+200 75 26.0
+325 44 11.1
-325 -44 38.7
2. Select spiral classifier for the following feed for a cut size of 120 mesh, Feed RD: 3.20
Size distribution (Dry Sieving)
Sieve (mesh) B.S.S. Size range Weight % Nominal passing
(microns)
30 +500 0.11
44 -500+355 2.74 500
60 -355+250 1.47 355
85 -250+180 10.24 250
120 -180+125 15.62 180
150 -125+106 1.76 125
170 -106+90 4.70 106
200 -90+75 12.43 90
240 -75+63 10.39 75
300 -63+53 18.24 63
350 -53+45 7.89 53
440 -45+38 3.98 45
Pan -38 10.41 38