Grinding Course

Ball Charge Design

Methods

Ball Charge Design Methods

Polysius for Finish Mills
A formula that covers the entire mill as though it is a
single compartment mill.
Slegten For Finish Mills
Rules for 1st Compartment and Transition Zone
Formula for Remainder of 2nd Compartment

Polysius Ball Charge for Finish Mills

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13
x
D 96 e
D = Ball Diameter , mm
X = Distance From Feed End of Mill, m

Ball Diameter, mm

Polysius Ball Charge Design

110.00
100.00
90.00
80.00
70.00
60.00
50.00
40.00
30.00
20.00
10.00
0.00
0

10 11 12

Distance From Feed End of Mill, m

13 14

Ball Sizes
Ball Dia.,mm

Ball Dia, inch

approx std size, inch

90

3.54

3.5

80

3.15

70

2.76

2.75

60

2.36

2.5

50

1.97

40

1.57

1.5

30

1.18

1.25

25

0.98

20

0.79

0.75

16

0.63

0.625

Example of Polysius Ball Charge

% by Vol

Bulk Density,
kg/m3

Ball Dia, in

Mill Length,m

% by wt.

3.5

25.00

4500

25.00

25.00

4500

25.00

2.75

25.00

4500

25.00

2.5

25.00

4500

25.00

Total C1

100.00

Partition

0.5

21.05

4718

20.52

1.5

1.5

15.79

4788

15.62

1.25

31.58

4832

31.53

0.00

4886

0.00

0.75

31.58

4955

32.33

0.625

0.00

4999

0.00

Total C2

9.5

100.00

100.00

100.00

Slegten Ball Charge For Finish Mills

Use 90 mm Balls for 20% (by
wt.) of 1st Compartment
Charge.

Use Same number (n) of

80,70, and 60 mm Balls for
Remainder of 1st Compartment
Charge.
Use n number of 50 and 40
mm Balls in 2nd Compartment.
(Transition Zone)

Fill Remainder of 2nd

Compartment According to:

D 33e.1x
D = Ball Dia., mm

X = Distance from Transition

Zone, m

Slegten FM Ball Charge Design For Fine

Grinding Zone
y = 33e -0.1x
35
Ball Dia., mm

30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0

Distance From End Of Transition Zone, m

Compartment 1 - Polysius vs Slegten

% of 1st
Compartment
Charge Mass

Ball Charge Comparison,1st Compartment, 4m Dia by 4

m Length
40.0
30.0
Polysius

20.0

Slegten

10.0
0.0
3.5

2.75

Ball Sizes, inch

2.5

Compartment 2 - Polysius vs Slegten

% of 2nd
Compartment
Charge Mass

Ball Charge Comparison, 2nd Compartment, 4m Dia. By

9.5 m Length
40.00
30.00
Polysius

20.00

Slegten

10.00
0.00
2

1.5

1.25

Ball Size, inch

.75

.625

Slegten vs Polysius

Ball diameter, Inch

Comparison of Slegton and Polysius Ball Charges

4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0

Slegten
Polysius

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Distance From Mill Feed End, m