Multi-scale modelling of particle breakage in grinding process. The minerals industry is the largest exporter in Australia, contributing approximately 40% of Australia's total exports. Grinding is one of basic operations in mineral processing to liberate valuables from the host rock. Grinding process, however, has very low efficiency and may account for 50% of the direct operating cost of a mineral processing plant. This project is to develop a novel, multi-scale model to investigate grinding at ....Multi-scale modelling of particle breakage in grinding process. The minerals industry is the largest exporter in Australia, contributing approximately 40% of Australia's total exports. Grinding is one of basic operations in mineral processing to liberate valuables from the host rock. Grinding process, however, has very low efficiency and may account for 50% of the direct operating cost of a mineral processing plant. This project is to develop a novel, multi-scale model to investigate grinding at both process and individual particle levels and to provide a more accurate prediction of grinding performance. This will result in improved control and design of grinding process with reduced energy consumption and mineral waste, which will be of immense economic and environmental benefit to Australia.Read moreRead less
Optimising non-explosive rock breaking technology. Non-explosive rock breaking technology has the potential to significantly improve safety and production in mining and construction industries. This project will quantify a non-explosive hydraulic rock breaking technology through innovative theoretical and numerical investigations. The influences of all the key factors on the efficiency of this technology will the examined. It is envisaged that the outcomes from this proposal will optimise the no ....Optimising non-explosive rock breaking technology. Non-explosive rock breaking technology has the potential to significantly improve safety and production in mining and construction industries. This project will quantify a non-explosive hydraulic rock breaking technology through innovative theoretical and numerical investigations. The influences of all the key factors on the efficiency of this technology will the examined. It is envisaged that the outcomes from this proposal will optimise the non-explosive rock breaking technology, greatly improve its application and guide our industry partner to develop reliable equipment.Read moreRead less