The application of high voltage pulses in the mineral processing industry-A review

W Huang, Y Chen - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Mining companies are actively looking for new and innovative techniques which can
significantly reduce operational costs and processing carbon footprint. The high voltage …

[HTML][HTML] Pre-treatment of rocks prior to comminution–A critical review of present practices

A Somani, TK Nandi, SK Pal, AK Majumder - International journal of mining …, 2017 - Elsevier
It has been an established fact that comminution processes, crushing and grinding, are most
energy intensive processes which account for more than half of the total energy consumed …

The fragmentation mechanism of heterogeneous granite by high-voltage electrical pulses

X Zhu, M Chen, W Liu, Y Luo, H Hu - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2022 - Springer
The high-voltage electrical pulses (HVEP) technology is the most potential method to
improve the rate of penetration (ROP) in deep hard formations. A detailed understanding of …

Numerical electric breakdown model of heterogeneous granite for electro-pulse-boring

X Zhu, Y Luo, W Liu, H Hu, M Chen - International Journal of Rock …, 2022 - Elsevier
The problems of cost, environmental protection and efficiency of hard rock fragmentation in
petroleum exploration, drilling and other projects need to be solved urgently. Electro-pulse …

On the mechanism of high-voltage pulsed fragmentation from electrical breakdown process

X Zhu, Y Luo, W Liu, L He, R Gao, Y Jia - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2021 - Springer
With the deepening of the development of natural resources, the difficulty of rock breaking is
increasing. Novel efficient rock-breaking technology and matching rock-breaking tools are …

On the rock-breaking mechanism of plasma channel drilling technology

X Zhu, Y Luo, W Liu - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Plasma channel drilling (PCD), which is also known as high-voltage electric pulse drilling, is
a highly efficient rock-breaking drilling technology with great development potential. This …

Liberation of valuable materials in waste printed circuit boards by high-voltage electrical pulses

CL Duan, ZJ Diao, YM Zhao, W Huang - Minerals Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are found in every electrical and electronic equipment. In this
study, epoxy resin was employed as the model material to conduct high-voltage (HV) …

The dynamic fracture process in rocks under high-voltage pulse fragmentation

SH Cho, SS Cheong, M Yokota, K Kaneko - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2016 - Springer
High-voltage pulse technology has been applied to rock excavation, liberation of
microfossils, drilling of rocks, oil and water stimulation, cleaning castings, and recycling …

Development and prospects of mineral liberation by electrical pulses

U Andres - International Journal of Mineral Processing, 2010 - Elsevier
The sequences of development of the contemporary mineral liberation technique are
reviewed, and the emergence and development of contemporary mills as a main mineral …

Mineral liberation by high voltage pulses and conventional comminution with same specific energy levels

E Wang, F Shi, E Manlapig - Minerals Engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
Comparative comminution between high voltage pulses and conventional grinding, at the
same specific energy levels, shows that the electrical comminution generates a coarser …