Study on Processing Grinding Sludge Conglomerates in Devices with a Rotating Electromagnetic Field

Abstract

Introduction. The key stages of sludge processing technology are the destruction of conglomerates into metal and non-metal components, as well as the grinding of component particles to obtain secondary raw materials of the required granulometric composition. The use of a rotating electromagnetic field for processing grinding sludge makes it possibleto exclude the application of various means of destruction and grinding, avoiding contact interaction of agglomerates and the walls of the working chamber. Thus, the material consumption of technical means is reduced, and the efficiency of the destruction process is increased. The study aimed at establishing the features and basic patterns of sludge waste processing in devices with a rotating electromagnetic field. Materials and Methods. For the research, grinding sludge was used, which was a collection of conglomerates of arbitrary shape, consisting of 80-85 % of metal chips. An induction method was applied based on establishing the connection of the EMF induced in an induction sensor and the magnetic induction of a rotating electromagnetic field. The influence of induction on the nature of interaction between sludge particles in a rotating electromagnetic field was evaluated by changing the relative EMF signal induced in an inductive sensor. Results. As a result of experimental studies conducted using the induction method, it has been found that the dynamic characteristics of sludge waste conglomerates depend on the induction of a rotating field to a certain value. With an increase in the size of sludge conglomerates, with the same size of ferromagnetic particles entering it, the magnitude of the magnetic field induction required for their destruction decreased. With a decrease in the particle size of conglomerates, the field induction required for the destruction of conglomerate bonds increased. An increase in the number of particles in the conglomerate reduced the value of induction. The degree of destruction of the conglomerate and the grinding of its ferromagnetic particles depended on the duration of the rotating electromagnetic field induction. Discussion and Conclusions. The proposed induction method makes it possible to investigate the influence of electromagnetic field parameters on the change in the state of the magnetic vibrating layer, as well as to evaluate the kinematic characteristics of ferromagnetic medium particles in the magnetic vibrating layer.