Monte Carlo simulation of particle breakage process during grinding

The Monte Carlo method is quite useful in the modeling of particulate syste ms. It is used here to simulate the particle brekage process during grindin g that can be represented by a population balance equation. The simulation technique is foe from discretization of time or size. The results of simula tion under restricted conditions of grinding compare very well with the ava ilable analytical solution of the population balance equation. The procedur e is extended to simulate the grinding process in its entirety. This method provides an alternative to the modeling of the grinding process where the governing population balance equation cannot be readily solved. (C) 2000 El sevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.