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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2002
Daniel Fontanille, Hermeray, FR;
Jacques Barbot, Clamart, FR;
Alstom, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The method of monitoring the level of filling of a ball mill which is fed with material to be pulverized and is provided with a drum mounted to rotate on two bearings which are relatively far apart, consists in measuring the weight of the drum using strain gauge weight sensors ( ) under the bearings supporting the drum of the ball mill and comparing the measured weight to a predefined set point value to regulate the feeding of material to be pulverized to the ball mill. In addition, before the comparison step, the measured weight is corrected by a first weight value (F ) representative of the vertical component of the force created by the torque driving rotation of the drum.