Apparatus and method for recycling asphalt millings containing bitumen and stone. A milling tube is provided having an outer tube and an inner tube axially aligned with and substantially contained within the outer tube, the inner tube having a diameter less that a diameter of the outer tube to thus define a mixing space between the inner and outer tubes. At least one of the inner and outer tubes is adapted to rotate relative to the other. An inlet is provided to the mixing space to receive the asphalt millings. A plurality of inner tube projections project radially outward from a surface of the inner tube toward the outer tube, and a plurality of outer tube projections project radially inward from a surface of the outer tube toward the inner tube. The milling tube facilitates the separation of the asphalt millings into bitumen and stone as one of the inner and outer tubes rotates relative to the other. Preferably, at least one of the outer and inner tubes contains an abrasive coating on a surface thereof, the inner tube projections and outer tube projections are comprised of wire rope, and an inlet is provided in the outer tube through which cold air can be applied to the mixing space.

A method for preparing raw kaolin (R) uses a milling and separating device (1) which has a milling section (13) and a first separating section (16). The raw kaolin (R) is a material mixture of at least kaolin as a first fraction (F1) and a second fraction (F2) which includes at least quartz. The raw kaolin (R) is supplied to the milling section (13), in which the first fraction (F1) is at least partly removed from the raw kaolin (R) by a grinding process, and the first fraction (F1) is then separated from the second fraction (F2) in the first separating section (16).

A planetary roller mill for processing a feed material includes a vessel with a grinding ring having an opening therethrough and a first area. The grinding ring is in sealing engagement with the inside surface of the vessel assembly. At least two non-circular support plates are secured to a rotatable shaft. Each plate has an axially facing surface. A plurality of rollers rotatably are mounted to and positioned between the two support plates. Each of the plurality of rollers are in grinding communication with the grinding surface. The planetary roller mill includes an air supply system having an outlet in communication with the opening in the grinding ring. Areas of the two support plates are of magnitudes which configure a flow area through the opening of at least 30 percent of the first area to provide a predetermined quantity of heated air to remove moisture from the feed material in the grinding assembly.

A grinding roller for vertical axis crushers is disclosed herein that is produced by foundry casting of a metal matrix. The roller includes a plurality of reinforcing inserts on its periphery, wherein some portions of the peripheral surface of a same insert are located at a distance d1 or d2 from the work surface depending on wear stresses. Accordingly, the roller has at least one zone experiencing high wear stress Z1, with at least one portion of the insert positioned at a distance d1 near the work surface of said roller; and a zone with low wear stress Z2, with a portion of the insert positioned at a distance d2 that is set back relative to the work surface of the roller. In some examples, distance d1 is less than distance d2.

A method of upgrading a vertical spindle pulverizer includes the steps of removing a cover from a journal opening in a housing of the pulverizer to access a grinding zone of the pulverizer, removing a first journal assembly having a toroidal grinding roll from the pulverizer through the journal opening, removing a plurality of toroidal table segments from a grinding table of the pulverizer, installing a plurality of inclined bull ring segments on the grinding table, installing a second journal assembly having a conical grinding roll in the pulverizer, and replacing the cover over the journal opening. The inclined bull ring segments are configured to register with a grinding surface of the conical grinding roll.

The present invention relates to a method for improving the productivity of grinding plants, wherein, after the optimum wear geometry of the grinding units has been reached by conventional operation of the grinding plant, the optimum wear geometry is preserved by applying a thin wear protection layer to the surface of the grinding units.

A method for preparing raw kaolin (R) uses a milling and separating device (1) which has a milling section (13) and a first separating section (16). The raw kaolin (R) is a material mixture of at least kaolin as a first fraction (F1) and a second fraction (F2) which comprises at least quartz. The raw kaolin (R) is supplied to the milling section (13), in which the first fraction (F1) is at least partly removed from the raw kaolin (R) by means of a grinding process, and the first fraction (F1) is then separated from the second fraction (F2) in the first separating section (16).

A method for preparing raw kaolin (R) uses a milling and separating device (1) which has a milling section (13) and a first separating section (16). The raw kaolin (R) is a material mixture of at least kaolin as a first fraction (F1) and a second fraction (F2) which comprises at least quartz. The raw kaolin (R) is supplied to the milling section (13), in which the first fraction (F1) is at least partly removed from the raw kaolin (R) by means of a grinding process, and the first fraction (F1) is then separated from the second fraction (F2) in the first separating section (16).

The invention relates to a milling bowl, in particular for vertical mills, and to the production of such a milling bowl. Milling bowls of this type have hitherto typically been produced from a cast material as a single piece. Due to the increasing size of said milling bowls, said milling bowls can generally only be transported to the destinations by means of special transport. Therefore, the invention creates a milling bowl consisting of assemblies, wherein a double-walled center part formed from two housing shells is provided between a head flange and a base flange. Said center part forms a cavity, which is filled with a curable casting compound such that a rotationally rigid milling bowl is present after the casting compound has been cured.

A pulverizing device includes: a housing; a pulverization table configured to rotate inside the housing; and a throat, disposed inside the housing on a radially outer side of the pulverization table, for forming an upward air flow. The throat includes: an inner ring extending along an outer periphery of the pulverization table; an outer ring, disposed on a radially outer side of the inner ring so as to form an annular flow passage between the inner ring and the outer ring; and a plurality of throat vanes disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring. The following expressions are satisfied: 2.0≤L/d≤4.0; and 0.5≤H/d≤1.5, where H is a gap between the inner ring and the outer ring with respect to a radial direction, L is a length of the throat vanes, and ‘d’ is a distance between adjacent two of the throat vanes.