Computer Simulation Methods for Crushing Process in an Jaw Crusher

Abstract

One of the trends at modern mining enterprises is the application of combined systems for extraction and transportation of the rock mass. Given technology involves the use the conveyor lines as a continuous link of combined technology. The application of a conveyor transport provides significant reduction of costs for energy resources, increase in labor productivity and process automation. However, the use of a conveyor transport provides for certain requirements for the quality of transported material. The maximum size of the rock mass pieces is one of the basic parameters for it. The crushing plants applies as a coarse crushing followed by crushing the material to the maximum size of piece which possible to use for conveyor transport. It is often represented by jaw crushers. Modelling of crushing process in jaw crushers allows to maximally optimize workflow and increase efficiency of the equipment at the further transportation and processing of rocks.We studied the interaction between walls of the jaw crusher and bulk material by using discrete element method (DEM) in this paper. The article examines the process of modeling by stages. It includes design of the crusher construction in solid and surface modeling system. Modelling of the crushing process based on the experimental data received via the crushing unit BOYD. The process of destruction and particle size distribution in the study was done. Analysis of research results shows a comparability of actual experiment and modeling process.