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

Lei Zhu, Wenzhe Gu (), Fengqi Qiu and Peng Zhang
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Lei Zhu: China Coal Energy Research Institute, Xi’an 710054, China
Wenzhe Gu: School of Energy and Mining Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China
Fengqi Qiu: China Coal Energy Research Institute, Xi’an 710054, China
Peng Zhang: China Coal Energy Research Institute, Xi’an 710054, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 8, 1-14

Abstract: 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), Δ α , and Δ f 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), Δ α , and Δ f 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.

Keywords: gangue; particle morphology and size; heterogeneity; multifractal theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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