Research Article

A Hybrid Multiobjective Differential Evolution Algorithm and Its Application to the Optimization of Grinding and Classification

Table 5

Notations for the model of the grinding and classification process.

NotationDescription

Particle percentage of the th size fraction in the ball mill overflow

Particle percentage of the th size fraction in the Feed ore

Rate of the first classifier recycle

The efficiency of the first spiral classifier

The mean residence time

The internal concentration in ball mill

The solid flow of feed ore

The water addition of the first classifier recycle

The classifier water addition

The breakage distribution function

The breakage rate function

The particle with the th size

The particle percentage of the th size in the first classifier overflow

The unit size of the particle

First-stage overflow

Ball filling rate

Parameters of the first-stage classifier overflow size fraction distribution

The efficiency of the first spiral classifier

The particle size fraction after correction separation

The separation accuracy

The intermix index

The corresponding key parameters to the efficiency of the second spiral classifier

Four key parameters to control the breakage rate function

The minimum and maximum particle sizes

Parameters of feed ore size fraction distribution

The cumulative particle percentage less than the th size fraction in feed ore

The particle percentage of the th size fraction in the second classifier overflow

The efficiency of the second spiral classifier