Estimation of comminution energy consumption for rock comminution
AssigneeLumo Analytics Ltd
InventorsLasse Kangas, Jussi Leveinen
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for facilitating an estimation of comminution energy consumption for rock comminution. The apparatus comprises a pulsed laser source for ablating rock material to generate laser-induced plasma shock waves, a focusing lens system for focusing the pulsed lased source for ablating the rock material and a microphone for capturing the laser-induced plasma shock waves for estimating the comminution energy consumption for the rock material.
Claims15
An apparatus for facilitating an estimation of comminution energy consumption for rock comminution, the apparatus comprising:
- a pulsed laser source for ablating rock material to generate laser-induced plasma shock waves;
- a focusing lens system for focusing the pulsed lased source for ablating the rock material;
- a microphone for capturing the laser-induced plasma shock waves for estimating the comminution energy consumption for the rock material;
- and
- a processor for comparing an acoustic signal corresponding to the laser-induced plasma shock waves to an acoustic fingerprint of one or more rock materials.
A method for facilitating an estimation of comminution energy consumption for rock comminution, the method comprising:
- ablating rock material by a pulsed laser source to generate one or more laser-induced plasma shock waves;
- capturing the one or more laser-induced plasma shock waves by a microphone for estimating the comminution energy consumption for the rock material;
- and
- comparing an acoustic signal corresponding to the laser-induced plasma shock waves to an acoustic fingerprint of one or more rock materials.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.