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Raymond Roller Mills
Air Preheater Company
Raymond Operations
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Raymond Roller Mills
The Industry Standard for Over a Century
More than 2,000 Raymond® roller mills From a feed ranging in size from ap- feed material from the mill bottom and
have been supplied since the first mills proximately 10-40mm (1/2” to 11/2”), the direct it between the rolls and the
were designed in the late 1800’s. roller mill can produce particles rang- grinding ring where it is pulverized.
These early machines were the fore- ing from coarse, granular products of
runner of the heavy-duty rugged ring- approximately 10%R2000 micron Air enters from below the grinding ring
roll mills designed and manufactured (90% minus 10 mesh) to as fine as and flows upward, carrying fines to the
by Alstom Power, Raymond Opera- 0.002%R44 micron (99.998% minus classifying section. The classifier
tions today. The Raymond® roller mill 325 mesh). They can also be used to sizes the pulverized material and re-
provides the needed flexibility to eco- prepare feed for systems producing turns oversized particles to the grind-
nomically and efficiently process a ultra-fine materials, such as a ing chamber for further processing. The
wide variety of materials. Raymond® vertical mill, ball mill or Jet- mill operates under negative pressure
Stream™ classifier system. conditions, thus minimizing mill main-
Roller Mill System tenance and plant housekeeping
The typical Raymond® roller mill sys- Cost Efficiency problems, while maximizing the ser-
tem is designed to dry, pulverize, clas- The Raymond® roller mill provides ef- vice life of major mechanical compo-
sify and deliver a number of different ficient control of product size, with nents.
types of materials. minimal power, resulting in cost-effec-
tive production. The system offers Applications
maximum flexibility and control over A roller mill is most effective process-
mill variables, delivering controlled ing materials that are 5 or less on the
product quality at minimum operating Mohs scale of hardness. There are a
cost. few limitations, but the most practi-
cal materials are soft to medium hard
Custom Engineered Systems materials. Ideal applications include
Each roller mill system is custom de- various clays such as fire clay, ben-
signed to achieve the best solution tonite and kaolin as well as other min-
for your processing application. The erals like barytes, gypsum, lime-
mill feeder, roller mill size, classifier, stone, hydrated lime, phosphate rock,
fan, cyclone, dust collector and other talc and coal. Manufactured materi-
system components are selected to als such as pigments, phenolic res-
meet the requirements and charac- ins or similar materials can also be
teristics of the material being pro- processed in a roller mill system.
cessed.
Principal of Operation
The Raymond® roller mill is an airswept
vertical ring-roll mill with an integral clas-
sification system. A vertical shaft ro-
tates a “spider” assembly of arms from
which are suspended free swinging
journal assemblies with rolls attached.
As the unit turns, centrifugal force
drives the rolls against the inner sur-
face of the vertical grinding ring.
Cross section of a Raymond
#73 612 Roller Mill Plows, rotating with the assembly, lift
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Raymond Roller Mills
Construction Features
Journal assembly - forged steel
shaft supports a steel journal hous-
ing on carrying rings or roller bearings.
Roll - cast and machined wear resis-
tant steel roll is fastened to the ta-
pered lower housing of the journal.
Whizzer Assembly
Drive gears - cut steel bevel and pin-
ion operate in a integral or indepen-
dent housing.
Base - heavy cast iron mill base is
machined to provide an airtight fit for
the return air housing, gear housing
and mill bottom.
Bull ring - high carbon forged steel Rotary Feeder
Spider
bull ring is keyed to prevent rotation
and is held in place by clamps to fa-
cilitate replacement. Journal Assembly
Vertical shaft - cold rolled finished Bull Ring
Roll
steel vertical shaft is engineered to Plow
support all moving parts.
Mill Base
Mill bottom - cast iron mill bottom
with with replacable liners fits into a Gear Housing
machined recess in the base.
Spider - ductile iron or steel plate is
keyed to the main vertical shaft.
Plow support - ductile iron plow sup-
port is bolted to the spider assembly.
Integral gear housing - heavy cast
iron gear housing contains the lower
thrust bearing for the vertical shaft as well Factors Influencing Capacity
as the bearing for the horizontal shaft. Major factors affecting the capacity of The roller mill, when equipped with a
Independent reducers - steel hous- any given roller mill include desired variable speed mill drive, can be used
ing contains high efficiency gearing fineness, grindability and initial mois- in applications requiring adjustable
designed for maximum flexibility and ture. The capacity of the mill de- capacity. This allows the user to
extended service life. creases when fineness increases. match product rate with downstream
The harder a material is to grind, the process requirements, thereby reduc-
lower the capacity of the mill. High ini- ing the operating and maintenance
tial moisture may also decrease mill problems associated with frequent
capacity because of limitations on the starts.
drying capacity of the mill.
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Requirements and Capabilities
Airflow and Power Requirements for Raymond® Roller Mill Systems
Mi ll Si ze Nomi nal* Ai rflow Fan Power Mi ll Power-max Turbi ne Power
in mm acfm m3/hr hp kW hp kW hp kW
30 760 3,900 6,600 30 22 30 22 25 18
50 1270 10,000 16,900 60 45 100 75 30 22
54 1370 12,600 21,400 75 55 150 110 40 30
60 1520 15,600 26,500 100 75 200 160 50 45
66 1670 22,500 38,200 150 110 300 225 75 55
73 1850 31,000 52,600 200 160 600 500 100 75
86 2180 46,500 79,000 300 225 900 700 150 110
*Airflow for many applications will exceed nominal values.
Nominal Capacity of Raymond® Roller Mills-stph
Materi al Fi neness Mi ll Si ze
% passi ng mesh 30 50 54 60 66 73 86
Baryte 90 325 2.0 7.1 8.8 12 19 29 45
Bentoni te 80 200 2.5 9.0 11 15 23 37 56
C oal (HG=55) 80 200 1.7 6.0 7.5 10 16 25 38
C oke, Pet (HG=55) 95 200 1.5 5.3 6.6 9.0 14 22 34
EMD 85 200 1.0 3.5 4.4 6.0 9.0 15 22
Fi re C lay 95 100 2.5 9.0 11 15 23 37 56
Gypsum 90 100 3.2 11 14 19 30 47 72
Kaoli n 99.8 325 1.6 5.5 7.0 9.4 15 23 36
Li me, Burnt 70 325 3.0 11 13 18 28 44 67
Li me, Hydrated 99 200 2.8 10 12 16 26 41 63
Li mestone 95 18 2.5 8.8 11 15 23 37 56
Li mestone 85 200 2.0 7.1 8.8 12 19 29 45
Li mestone 99 325 1.3 4.6 5.7 7.6 12 19 29
Phosphate Rock 70 200 2.4 8.5 11 14 23 35 54
Sulphur 90 325 1.7 6.0 7.5 10 16 25 38
Talc 80 325 1.7 6.0 7.5 10 16 25 38
Ti tani um D i oxi de 99.97 325 0.5 1.8 2.2 2.9 4.7 7.4 11
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Sizes and Systems
Standard Sizes Typical Roller Mill System with Flash Drying
Raymond® roller mills are available
with grinding ring diameters ranging
from 30 inches to 86 inches (760 to
2180mm). Typical production rates are Cyclone Collector
shown in the table above. These avail-
able sizes are capable of producing a
wide range of product finenesses from
a wide variety of materials.
Dust Collector
Raymond Roller Mill System with
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Flash Drying
Practically all naturally occurring non-
metallic minerals and many manufac-
tured products contain a certain
amount of free moisture. At one time
it was necessary to dry these prod-
ucts in an independent system. The Air Heater
technique used by Raymond com- System Fan
bines drying and pulverizing in the
roller mill. This may make it possible
to eliminate independent drying equip- Roller Mill
ment reducing capital investmet, pro-
cessing time and handling.
Maximum Water Evaporation* - lb/hr
Flash Drying Principles of Operation
Heated air or waste gas is delivered 30 50 54 60 66 73 86
to the mill return air housing and in- 700 1,800 2,300 2,800 4,000 5,600 8,400
troduced through air ports to the grind- * at nominal airflow and typical temperatures
ing zone in the mill. The air turbulence
and particle size produced during the Raymond offers the following to com-
grinding process are ideal for almost pliment the roller mill system:
instantaneous evaporation of moisture.
• pilot plant material testing
Feed moisture is normally limited to • premium wear parts
what can be reliably fed into the mill. • PLC-based control systems
Typical product moistures are 0.1 to
0.5% by weight.
• field service support
Contact us to learn more about
Raymond® Roller Mills - The Industry
Standard for Over a Century.
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General Offices Sales Offices
ALSTOM Power, Inc. Stamford, CT
Air Preheater Co., Raymond Operations Tel: 203.348.1791
650 Warrenville Road Fax: 203.348.1792
Lisle, Illinois 60532-4314 USA
Toll Free: 877.661.5509 Atlanta, GA
Tel: 630.971.2500 Tel: 770.650.8888
Fax: 630.971.1076 Fax:770.650.8430
E-mail:
[email protected] Website: www.airpreheatercompany.com Lisle, IL
Tel: 630.810.5241
Fax: 630.971.1076
Raymond Laboratory Facility
St. Louis, MO
2151 Fisher Drive Tel: 314.770.1677
Naperville, Illinois 60563 Fax: 314.291.1734
Tel: 630.369.3700
Fax: 630.983.6750 Europe
Tel: +011.4.322.583.583x231
Fax: +011.48.322.599.570
Sales Representatives
Asia
Siam Energy Group Co., Ltd.
Tel/Fax: +662.758.8595
California
Krupa Sales
Tel: 925.933.8225
Fax: 925.934.5989
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