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Research on the Collision Characteristics of Grinding Balls in a Vertical Stirred Mill Based on DEM-CFD
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Xianzhou SONG1, 2, Chunyang HAN1, 2, Minghao WANG1, 2, Haonan JI3, Zhaohua WANG3
Mining Research and Development | 2026, 46(4) : 204 - 213
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Mining Research and Development | 2026, 46(4): 204-213
Research on the Collision Characteristics of Grinding Balls in a Vertical Stirred Mill Based on DEM-CFD
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Xianzhou SONG1, 2, Chunyang HAN1, 2, Minghao WANG1, 2, Haonan JI3, Zhaohua WANG3
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  • 1.CITIC Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Luoyang, Henan 471039, China
  • 2.Luoyang Mining Machinery Engineering Design Institute Co., Ltd., Luoyang, Henan 471039, China
  • 3.College of Mechanical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, China
Published: 2026-04-25
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To investigate the collision characteristics of grinding balls inside the cylinder of a vertical stirred mill during operation, a laboratory-scale vertical stirred mill was used as the research subject. Based on the Discrete Element Method (DEM) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), a DEM-CFD simulation model was developed, taking grinding balls, slurry, and the agitator as the objects. The collision characteristics of grinding balls and their variation along the axial direction were systematically investigated based on five aspects, including the number of collisions, normal and tangential collision energies, and normal and tangential collision forces. The results show that collisions among grinding balls account for 90.5% of the total number of collisions, which is significantly higher than the number of collisions between grinding balls and the grinding cylinder. The tangential collision energy among grinding balls is approximately 1.4 times that of the normal collision energy, while the normal collision force is approximately 6.2 times that of the tangential collision force, indicating that the grinding effect of the grinding balls is more pronounced in the tangential direction. Grinding balls located between the bottom and the 3/8 mark of the cylinder exhibit collision characteristics marked by high collision frequency, high collision energy, and low collision force, which effectively refine the materials. The grinding effect in other areas is relatively small, suitable for rapid materials grading and allowing materials that meet the particle size conditions to overflow from the cylinder. This research achievement provides theoretical guidance for optimizing mill design and improving grinding efficiency.

Vertical stirred mill  /  DEM-CFD  /  Grinding ball  /  Collision characteristics
宋现洲, 韩春阳, 王铭浩, 纪昊男, 王朝华. 基于DEM-CFD的立式搅拌磨机研磨球碰撞特性研究. 矿业研究与开发, 2026 , 46 (4) : 204 -213 .
Xianzhou SONG, Chunyang HAN, Minghao WANG, Haonan JI, Zhaohua WANG. Research on the Collision Characteristics of Grinding Balls in a Vertical Stirred Mill Based on DEM-CFD[J]. Mining Research and Development, 2026 , 46 (4) : 204 -213 .
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  • Receive Date:2025-05-19
  • Online Date:2026-10-29
  • Published:2026-04-25
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  • Received:2025-05-19
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    1.CITIC Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Luoyang, Henan 471039, China
    2.Luoyang Mining Machinery Engineering Design Institute Co., Ltd., Luoyang, Henan 471039, China
    3.College of Mechanical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, China
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红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
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