OPEN CIRCUIT AND CLOSE CIRCUIT

OPERATIONS
 PREPARED BY:-
 ABHISHEK THAKKAR (150110105053)
 HARDIK THUMMAR (150110105055)
 VAGISH TALAPARA (150110105056)
 VIRAJ DALSANIYA (150110105059)

Mechanical Operation (2150502)

Chemical Engineering Department

G H Patel College of Engineering and Technology

Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand -388120
EQUIPMENT OPERATION
 The size reduction equipment cannot be expected to
perform satisfactorily unless:
 The feed is of suitable size and enters at a uniform
rate.
 The product is removed as soon as possible after the
particles are of desired size.
 Unbreakable material is kept out of machine.

 Proper handling of low melting point or heat

sensitive materials.
OPEN CIRCUIT OPERATION
 Inmany equipment, the feed is broken into particles
of satisfactory size by passing it once through the
equipment. when no attempt is made to return
oversize particles to the machine for further reduction.
The equipment is said to be operating in open circuit
operation.
CLOSED CIRCUIT OPERATION
 Close circuit operation is the term applied to the
action of assembly of machines connected in such
a way that oversize particles are returned back to
the equipment.
 OPEN CIRCUIT GRINDING
 Open circuit grinding consists of one or more
grinding mills, either parallel or in series,
that discharges a final ground product
without classification equipment and no
return of coarse discharge back to the mill.
 Some of its examples are rod mill, ball mill
or a rod mill, ball mill combination.
 Some of its advantages are the minimum
equipment requirements, high pulp density
discharge and the simplicity of operation
CONDITIONS WHICH FAVOR OPEN
CIRCUIT GRINDING
 Small reduction ratios
 Reduction of particles to a coarse, natural grain
size
 Recirculation of cleaner floatation middlings for
regrinding
 A non-critical size distribution of the final
ground product
CLOSED CIRCUIT GRINDING
 Closed circuit grinding consists of one or
more mills discharging ground product to
classifiers which in turn return the coarse
product from the size separation back to
the mill for further grinding.
 The efficiency is largely dependent on the
size separation.
 Some of the most common combinations
are rod mill/classifier, ball mill/classifier,
rod mill/ball mill/classifier.
SOME ADVANTAGES OF GRINDING IN
CLOSED CIRCUIT ARE :

 1. This arrangement usually results in higher

mill capacity and lower power consumption per
ton of product.

 2. It eliminates overgrinding by removing fines

early.

 3. It avoids coarse material in the final ground

product by returning this material to the mill.
APPLICABILITY OF OPEN
STAGE GRINDING
 The single stage circuit is chiefly used for coarse
grinding when a product finer than 65 mesh is
not required.

 Generally employed in small plants on the

account of its simplicity.

 It is favored in which small reduction ratios,

reduction of particles to a coarse, natural grain
size and non critical size distribution of the final
ground product.
APPLICABILITY OF CLOSED
CIRCUIT GRINDING
 It is preferred mostly in mineral processing
facilities.

 Itis used where higher mill capacity , lower

power consumption per ton of product is needed.

 It also eliminates over grinding by removing

fines early and it avoids coarse material in the
final ground product by returning this material to
the mill.
CONCLUSION
 Inclose circuit operation, the power required is
less compare to open circuit operation.

 Energy must be supplied to drive the conveyors

and separators in a closed circuit system, but
despite this, the reduction in total energy
requirement over open circuit grinding often
reaches 25%.
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