Rod mill, not a ball mill

[TXpyro]

I found an interesting mill online that uses rods instead of balls to crush and mix materials. I've never seen this concept before and I was wondering what y'all think of it. 

[Zumber]

Most of Milling takes place between media not between media and casing.

Round balls rolles out easily than rod which could probably creats loading in driving power of motor.

As round ball uses non sparking media like lead shots what about material of rods?

it could increase friction sensitivity.

I kind of doubt about its milling efficiency.

Edited January 8, 2024 by Zumber

[CountZero]

Thought about trying it with stainless rods, but it probably has potential to create a tangled mess of rods... 

[Arthur]

The likely mode of failure with a rod mill is a tangle, at which point you have to throw the rods away and buy new. An old employer had several rod mills and frequently part of the plant was stopped while they changed all the rods after a tangle. A tangle causes bent rods and bent rods cause the next tangle.