Chamber Optimization for Comprehensive Improvement of Cone Crusher Productivity and Product Quality

This study aims to analyze the impact of key structural parameters such as the bottom angle of the mantle, the length of the parallel zone, and the eccentric angle on the productivity and product quality of the cone crusher and optimize the crushing chamber to improve the crusher performance. The amount of ore in the blockage layer was calculated by analyzing the movement state of the ore in the crushing chamber. Considering the amount of ore uplift further, the traditional mathematical model of crusher productivity was revised. Then, a mathematical model for dual-objective optimization of productivity and product quality of cone crusher was established. Furthermore, taking the existing C900 cone crusher as the research object, the influence of key parameters on the performance of the crusher was researched. And the optimal values of key structural parameters were obtained. Finally, based on the iron ore coarsely crushed by the gyratory crusher, the dynamic characteristics of the C900 cone crusher were simulated by using the discrete element method (DEM), and the simulation results are basically consistent with the numerical analysis results. Results show that considering the amount of ore uplift in the blockage layer, the revised mathematical model of crusher productivity can better characterize the actual productivity. The bottom angle of the mantle and the length of the parallel zone are within the range of 50°–60°and 140 mm–190 mm, respectively. The productivity shows a positive correlation with the bottom angle and a negative correlation with the length of the parallel zone. But the dependence of product quality on the angle and the length is just the opposite. The eccentric angle is within the range of 1.4°–2° and its decrease has a negative effect on the productivity and product quality.