Optimizing processing parameters of stone crushers through Taguchi method

Abstract

Present paper showcase the optimization of crushing parameters through Taguchi methods to improve the production yield of the aggregate produced. The main objective is to investigate the impact of various crushing parameters like feed rate to jaw crusher and eccentric speed of Jaw crusher, closed side setting and throw in cone crusher. For optimization, Taguchi Design of Experiment (DOE) have been perform by considering eccentric speed, feed rate, closed side setting & throw as the process parameters.L09 orthogonal array have been formed and ANOVA technique is used to evaluate the parameters which actually affect the objective function. The selected parameters are optimized to get the desired result using statistical method of Signal-to-Noise ratio. Results shows that closed side setting put the major emphasis on the production yield which are represented by cumulative weight fraction percentage in the work. Eccentric speed, throw and feed rate of rock aggregates does not have notable influence on same.