Abstract
Fine grinding may be required for some coals to remove sulfur and ash or io prepare coal-water slurry. Fine grinding leads to increased ball wear, and its effect on the surface properties of the ground coal becomes of concern. Marked ball wear tests were performed to study the effects of oxygen, pH, the soluble species of coal, and the addition of pyrrhotite on ball wear. The synergistic action of coal and oxygen greatly enhanced the corrosion of mild steel balls during grinding. Electrochemical measurements on a mild steel electrode in coal slurries and SEM observations of grinding ball surfaces were carried out to explore the corrosive wear mechanism.
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