Analysis of Influencing Factors of Gangue Ball Milling Based on Multifractal Theory

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 15; no. 8; p. 6353
• Main Authors: Zhu, Lei, Gu, Wenzhe, Qiu, Fengqi, Zhang, Peng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Analysis; Ball milling; Coal industry; Coal mines; Coal mining; Fractals; Gangue; Grinding; Heterogeneity; Lasers; Morphology; Parameters; Particle size; Particle size distribution; Research methods; Scanning electron microscopy; Size distribution; Sustainability; China
• ISSN: 2071-1050; 2071-1050
• DOI: 10.3390/su15086353

To study the heterogeneity and local heterogeneity of gangue particle size distribution (PSD) under ball milling, gangue from northern Shaanxi coal mine was taken as a research object. The multifractal pattern of PSD and the variation trend of characteristic parameters of gangue under different ball-to-gangue ratios and grinding times were analyzed by introducing multifractal theory and microscopic research methods such as laser particle size analysis and scanning electron microscopy. The results show that the multifractal characteristics of the gangue particle size distribution with different ball-to-gangue ratios and grinding time periods demonstrate obvious changes. When the ball-to-gangue ratio is 3~9, the multifractal parameters D(0), D(1), Δα, and Δf all show linear changes with grinding time. It is demonstrated that due to the phenomenon of particle agglomeration during ball milling, the multifractal characteristics of the particle size distribution of the gangue changes significantly when the ball-to-gangue ratio is 12~15. Furthermore, the results indicate that with the increase in time, D(0), Δα, and Δf show a trend of decreasing first and then increasing, and D(1) and D(1)/D(0) show a trend of first increasing and then decreasing, and both reach their extreme values at 30 min.