Monday, 13 August 2012

Machine Study Of A Hammer Mill




Apparatus Required:-

  • Laboratory Hammer-Mill
  • Feed Sample
  • Meter-rod








Hammer Mill:-



Hammer mills are characterised by their considerable grain size reduction ratio.
They are suitable for handling clay of any kind, ceramic mixtures with a high content of aggregates and raw materials with a low to medium hardness.
These mills are composed of a thick sheet metal casing, housing on the inside a set of circular and lateral armours coated with wearproof material; a rotor carrying the grinding hammers that are made of a special long-life alloy; a lump crushing hammer unit and special steel sizing grids.
In a hammer mill, swinging hammerheads are attached to a rotor that rotates at high speed inside a hardened casing. The principle is illustrated in Figure.

The material is crushed and pulverized between the hammers and the casing and remains in the mill until it is fine enough to pass through a screen which forms the bottom of the casing. Both brittle and fibrous materials can be handled in hammer mills, though with fibrous material, projecting sections on the casing may be used to give a cutting action.
Both hammering and rolling can achieve the desired result of achieving adequately ground ingredients, but other factors also need to be looked at before choosing the suitable method to grind. Excessive size reduction can lead to wasted electrical energy, and unnecessary wear on mechanical equipment.
General Design:-
The major components of these hammer mills, shown in the picture, include: - a delivery device is used to introduce the material to be ground into the path of the hammers. A rotor comprised of a series of machined disks mounted on the horizontal shaft performs this task. - free-swinging hammers that are suspended from rods running parallel to the shaft and through the rotor disks. The hammers carry out the function of smashing the ingredients in order to reduce their particle size. -a perforated screen and either gravity- or air-assisted removal of ground product. Acts to screen the particle size of the hammer mill to ensure particles meet a specified maximum mesh size.

Procedure:-

  • Identify each part of the hammer. Draw a sketch and lebel each part on it.

  • Switch on the machine and study the function of each part of the machine. Note the r.p.m of the machine.

  • Examine the feed for its size-range and recover the average maximum size in it.

  • Feed the material slowly.

  • Switch off the machine and recover the product and weight it.

  • Transfer the product to a set of sieve and sieve for 20 minutes.


    Observations:-

    Machine Details which is shown above:-


Machine Name

Hammer Mill

Motor Power

5 h.p

Motor rpm

1420 rpm

Mill rpm

2130 rpm

Motor Pulley

18 cm

Mill Pulley

12 cm

Grate Opening

1 com

Full swing dia. of shaft + hammer

35 cm

No. of hammers

32

Capacity

200 tons/hr

Feed

Dolomite

Size of Feed

(-18.85 to +13.33) mm

Weight of Feed

1 kg


2 comments:

  1. Premium Pulman Pvt Ltd is specially established for the manufacture of size reduction equipment (Pulveriser). This is off chute of the Parent company M/s. Precision Products. AHMEDABAD (INDIA). Hammer Mill, Industrial Pulveriser, Micro Pulveriser, Air Swept Mill, Poultry Feed Plant, Salt Refining Plant, Spices Plant, Sugar Pulverisers, Pin Mill

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  2. Nice post, thanks for sharing with us.
    Hammer Mill Grinder Manufacturers' machines are available at EcoStan in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. This Hammer Grinder machine is used to reduce the size of big materials such as seeds, timber, and forest trash into little pieces.

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