In a method for cleaning blinding particles in crushers, material to be crushed is fed via a feed stream (1) to a crushing tool, and from there is separated by a screen (7) into a conveyor stream (8) that passes through the screen (7) and a return stream (10) that is held back by the screen (7) and returned to the feed stream (1), thereby forming a conveyance circuit (9). The method makes an efficient, continuous crusher operation possible, wherein idle times for cleaning blinding particles can be avoided. The particle size distribution and/or the material volume are measured at specified intervals in parts of the conveyance circuit (9) and/or conveyor stream (8), and if the particle size distribution and/or material volume deviate above a predefined limit value, the particle size created by the crushing tool is increased for a predefined time period.

There is provided an impact grinding assembly. The assembly, according to one aspect, includes a pair of conveyors for conveying at least partially unground material. Each conveyor has a lower portion and an upper portion which is spaced-apart above its lower portion. The assembly includes a pair of vibrating impact plates aligning below the upper portions of respective ones of the conveyors to receive the at least partially unground material. A first one of the impact plates operatively directs material thereon to the lower portion of a second one of the conveyors. A second one of the impact plates operatively directs material thereon to the lower portion of a first one of the conveyors. The impact grinding assembly may further include a material-separation assembly for removing material from the conveyors which has a particle size no greater than a desired particle size.

There is provided an impact grinding assembly. The assembly, according to one aspect, includes a pair of conveyors for conveying at least partially unground material. Each conveyor has a lower portion and an upper portion which is spaced-apart above its lower portion. The assembly includes a pair of vibrating impact plates aligning below the upper portions of respective ones of the conveyors to receive the at least partially unground material. A first one of the impact plates operatively directs material thereon to the lower portion of a second one of the conveyors. A second one of the impact plates operatively directs material thereon to the lower portion of a first one of the conveyors. The impact grinding assembly may further include a material-separation assembly for removing material from the conveyors which has a particle size no greater than a desired particle size.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for processing waste egg shells into (i) a first product including calcified egg shell particles having diameters of 3μ or less, and (ii) a second product including calcified egg shell particles having diameters in a range from about 3μ to about 7μ. The first product may be used as a CaCO.sub.3 substitute for paint compositions and plastics compositions. The second product may be used as a CaCO.sub.3 blasting media substitute for use with abrasive blasting equipment.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for processing waste egg shells into (i) a first product including calcified egg shell particles having diameters of 3μ or less, and (ii) a second product including calcified egg shell particles having diameters in a range from about 3μ to about 7μ. The first product may be used as a CaCO.sub.3 substitute for paint compositions and plastics compositions. The second product may be used as a CaCO.sub.3 blasting media substitute for use with abrasive blasting equipment.

A method for fragmenting and/or weakening pourable material with high-voltage discharges includes guiding an annular or arcuate material flow past a high-voltage electrode assembly while immersed in a process liquid, by means of which high-voltage electrode assembly high-voltage punctures through the material flow are produced in that high-voltage pulses are applied to the high-voltage electrodes of the high-voltage electrode assembly by means of a high-voltage generator. Material is fed to the flow upstream of the high-voltage electrode assembly, and material is led away from the flow downstream of the high-voltage electrode assembly. This enables a continuous process, in which the speed of the material and the intensity of the high-voltage punctures can be set in wide ranges, and any insufficiently processed material can be fed back to the process zone over a short distance and practically without additional space requirement.

A method for fragmenting and/or weakening pourable material with high-voltage discharges includes guiding an annular or arcuate material flow past a high-voltage electrode assembly while immersed in a process liquid, by means of which high-voltage electrode assembly high-voltage punctures through the material flow are produced in that high-voltage pulses are applied to the high-voltage electrodes of the high-voltage electrode assembly by means of a high-voltage generator. Material is fed to the flow upstream of the high-voltage electrode assembly, and material is led away from the flow downstream of the high-voltage electrode assembly. This enables a continuous process, in which the speed of the material and the intensity of the high-voltage punctures can be set in wide ranges, and any insufficiently processed material can be fed back to the process zone over a short distance and practically without additional space requirement.

A device for comminuting ore and/or slag is contemplated. The device may be comprising an ore feeding unit for feeding ore which is to be comminuted to a first pulverizer, said first pulverizer being composed of at least of two comminuting elements which can be moved relative to each other, said elements forming together at least one comminuting space for the ore which is to be comminuted, such that, by a relative movement in the form of a rotation about the rotational axis of at least one of the two comminuting elements the ore which is to be comminuted is at least partially pulverized. One or more accelerating elements, in particular protrusions, are provided on at least one of the comminuting elements, said accelerating elements being arranged in particular on the end face of at least one of the two comminuting elements and accelerating and comminuting the ore to be comminuted by the rotation of one of the two comminuting elements. An intermediate space is provided between the two comminuting elements and/or in at least one of the two comminuting elements, through which space the pulverized ore, during the rotation, is transported from the center of rotation toward the outside and away from the two comminuting elements. At least one of the two comminuting elements is operatively connected to a hydraulic spring pressure device, said hydraulic spring pressure device being designed such that the comminuting element to which it is operatively connected is variably resiliently mounted in the direction of the other comminuting element depending on an adjustable hydraulic spring pressure control unit.

A device for comminuting ore and/or slag is contemplated. The device may be comprising an ore feeding unit for feeding ore which is to be comminuted to a first pulverizer, said first pulverizer being composed of at least of two comminuting elements which can be moved relative to each other, said elements forming together at least one comminuting space for the ore which is to be comminuted, such that, by a relative movement in the form of a rotation about the rotational axis of at least one of the two comminuting elements the ore which is to be comminuted is at least partially pulverized. One or more accelerating elements, in particular protrusions, are provided on at least one of the comminuting elements, said accelerating elements being arranged in particular on the end face of at least one of the two comminuting elements and accelerating and comminuting the ore to be comminuted by the rotation of one of the two comminuting elements. An intermediate space is provided between the two comminuting elements and/or in at least one of the two comminuting elements, through which space the pulverized ore, during the rotation, is transported from the center of rotation toward the outside and away from the two comminuting elements. At least one of the two comminuting elements is operatively connected to a hydraulic spring pressure device, said hydraulic spring pressure device being designed such that the comminuting element to which it is operatively connected is variably resiliently mounted in the direction of the other comminuting element depending on an adjustable hydraulic spring pressure control unit.

A mobile bulk material processing apparatus having at least one material processing unit that is mounted at a hanging assembly including a carrier frame suspended from a main frame of the apparatus. The hanging assembly is capable of being connected or disconnected from the mainframe of the machine via a semi-automated process using a plurality of powered actuators acting on first and/or second couplings.