Vertical and horizontal mills for single-stage cement grinding

The article offers a comparative analysis of the technical and economic indicators of vertical roller mills (VRM) and ball mills (BM) operating in a closed cement grinding cycle. Among the VRM advantages, it mentions lower energy consumption, possibility of expanding the product range with rapid changes from one type of product to another. The use of BM provides for making products of consistently high quality at low capital cost and relatively low cost of maintaining the equipment.

Author: N.G. Sergienko

Section: Equipment and technology

Keywords: cement grinding; vertical roller mills; ball mills; closed cycle; separator; grinding fineness; grinding intensifiers