Pulverizer

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A pulverizer is a device for grinding coal for combustion in a furnace in a fossil fuel power plant.

Contents 1 Types of Pulverizers 1.1 Ball and Tube Mill 1.2 Ring and Ball 1.3 Vertical Spindle 1.4 Split and Frace 1.5 Attrition 2 See also

[edit] Types of Pulverizers

[edit] Ball and Tube Mill

[edit] Ring and Ball

This type consists of two rings separated by a series of large balls. The lower ring rotates, while the upper ring presses down on the balls via a set of spring and adjuster assemblies. Coal is introduced into the center or side of the pulverizer (depending on the design) and is ground as the lower ring rotates causing the balls to orbit between the upper and lower rings. The coal is carried out of the mill by the flow of air moving through it. The size of the coal particals released from the grinding section of the mill is determined by a classifer separator. These mills are typically produced by B&W (Babcock and Wilcox).

[edit] Vertical Spindle

[edit] Split and Frace

[edit] Attrition

Also known as beater or exhauster mill

[edit] See also

• Boiler