Agglomeration drum

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Speeds for commercial agglomeration drums have been reported to be 30-50% of the critical speed [12]. In this study, 31.5% of the critical speed was used in the first stage and then in the second stage, 15.7, 23.6, 39.3 and 47.1% of the critical speed were considered to observe the effect of drum speed. 

Since agglomeration is often used to control the amount of fines, mixing time had minimal effect with the wt% -1.7 mm by <1% for all times. This indicates that shorter mixing times for this ore may be effective for agglomeration. A short mixing time would result in a shorter agglomeration drum in practice and reduce the necessary capital. 

Larger amounts of clay are being produced in diy powdered form [Anon., Ceramics Forum International, 67(7-8), 330-4 (1990)]. After grinding, the clay is agglomerated to a flowable powder with water mist in a balling drum. 

Other advantages claimed for the disc graniilator include low equipment cost, sensitivity to operating controls, and easy observation of the granulation/classification action, all of which lend versatility in agglomerating many different materials. Dusty materials and Chernies reactions such as the ammoniation of fertilizer are handled less readily in the disc granulator than in the drum. 

Drums and disks are not suitable for the agglomeration of sticky and highly plastic materials, for example, clays or solids containing colloids and very fine components. 

The proper functioning of the disks and drums is possible only over a narrow range of the liquid content of the agglomerating charge, and very little flexibility is available in this respect. This limitation may lead to operational problems as, for instance, when the balling feed is iron ore concentrates from a filter press and is excessively moist. 

Nonfat dry milk is produced from skim milk by condensing it with conventional equipment followed by spray or drum drying. The drum-dried product is relatively insoluble and is used principally for animal feeds. Over 95% of nonfat dry milk in the United States is used for human foods (American Dry Milk Institute 1982) and is produced by spray drying. Most instant NDM is made by rewetting the conventionally spray-dried product, allowing the particles to agglomerate, and... 

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