1. Home
  2. Business & Finance
  3. Composites / Plastics
Ball Mill
<Back to Last Page>     <Glossary Home>     <Random Word>
<Preface>     <Suggest a Word>     <CRC Press Catalog>
<Abbreviations/Acronyms>     <Symbols>
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Newsletters
Stay up-to-date!
Subscribe to newsletters

Tell us your email address:

About Composites/Plastics
About Industry & Business
 
Definition: A cylindrical or conical shell rotating about a horizontal axis, partially filled with a grinding medium such as natural flint pebbles, ceramic pellets or metallic balls. The material to be ground is added so that it is slightly more than fills the voids between the pellets. The shell is rotated at a speed which will cause the pellets to cascade, thus reducing particle sizes by impact. It has been proposed that in the plastics industry the term ball mill be reserved for metallic grinding media, and the term pebble mill for non-metallic grinding media.
Definition Copyright ©1989 CRC Press LLC. All rights reserved.

<Back to Last Page>     <Glossary Home>     <Random Word>
<Preface>     <Suggest a Word>     <CRC Press Catalog>
<Abbreviations/Acronyms>     <Symbols>
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
About.com Special Features

Start your new business on the right foot with these helpful tips. More >

Easy steps to take control of your credit card debt. More >