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Side 1

Barring device
Allows stopping the mill in any position
Facilitates mill servicing
Turns the mill at about 2% of normal speed
Saves starting and stopping the main motor

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Side 2

BARRING DEVICE

Main features

Allows stopping the

mill in any position
Facilitates mill
servicing
Turns the mill at
about 2% of
normal speed
Saves starting and
stopping the main
motor during
maintenance

Application
Sometimes it is necessary to rotate the mill
slowly and position it precisely. This may be
the case when recharging the mill, replacing
grinding media, inspecting the mill, fitting
new parts, etc. With this in mind, F.L.Smidth
has developed a special barring device that
is installed between the driving motor and
the Symetro gear unit.
The barring device turns the mill at about
2% of normal speed and the mill can be
stopped in any position. The barring device
operates quite independently of the main
driving motor and needs no extra space.
The F.L.Smidth barring device is available
not only for new installations, but also for
existing facilities which use a membrane
coupling.

Operating principle
The barring device is coupled to the
Symetro gear drive with a hand-operated
clutch. Electric interlocking of the clutch
engagement mechanism and the main circuit breaker ensures that the main motor
will not start as long as the barring device is
engaged.
The barring device consists of an electric
motor and a three-stage speed reducer of

unorthodox design. The first reduction

stage is a spiral bevel gear assembly, while
the second and third stages have helical
and spur gearing, respectively.
The high standard of design and construction that characterises the Symetro gear
unit also applies to the barring device. Gearwheels, shafts, pinions and gear rims are
made of a special high-quality alloy steel.
The barring device has a hollow output
shaft which encloses the high-speed membrane coupling of the Symetro gear unit.
During normal mill operation the power
from the main motor is transmitted via the
coupling shaft.
To ensure precise positioning of the mill
when using the barring device, a doubleblock safety brake with electro-hydraulic
thrustor is fitted between the barring gearbox and the barring motor.
The input shaft and the two intermediate
shafts are mounted in self-aligning heavy
duty roller bearings, while the hollow output shaft with the third-stage gearwheel
runs in special sleeve bearings. Gearwheels
and bearings are enclosed within a cast
gearbox in three sections that is bolted to
rails embedded in the foundation. Gearwheels and bearings are dip-lubricated.

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Side 3

Type selection key

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Example
A mill with a power consumption of 2200
kW running at 16.5 rpm is to be provided
with a barring device.

Gear shaft
Motor shaft
Coupling with brake
Reversible barring motor
Handwheel for clutch
engagement mechanism

3
4

C) Space between shaft

end and coupling hub

The speed of the main motor n1 = 500 rpm.

The ratio of the Symetro gear unit is:
n1/n2 = 500/16.5 = 30.3
The speed of the barring motor is selected
at 960 rpm
The capacity factor of the main motor is:
P1/n1 = 2200/500 = 4.4 = P2/n4
The barring device selected is Type TTVF
1250 T with a max. capacity factor of 4.9
and a reciprocal ratio of the gearing = 99
The low-speed shaft of the barring gearbox
runs at 960/99 = 9.7 rpm

Accordingly, the low speed of the mill

operated by the barring gear is:
9.7/30.3 = 0.32 rpm corresponding to 2%
of the normal speed of 16.5 rpm.

Specifications
Machine

Power
transmitted

RPM

Capacity
factor

Main motor

P1

n1

P1/n1

Symetro gear unit

P1

n2

P1/n2

Barring device motor

P2

n3

P2/n3

Barring device

P2

n4

P2/n4

Barring device, Type TTVF

Type
Capacity factor
Reciprocal ratio of gearing

P2/n4

1000T
2.2

1110T
3.4

1250T
4.9

1430T
7.5

1700T
12.7

n3/n4

76

88

99

127

120

Built-in length 1)

B mm

565

625

650

700

800

Built-in length 2)

B mm

500

500

500

tonnes

2.5

3.6

4.7

6.7

11.1

Weight, calculated

1) For new installations 2) For existing installations

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Side 4

Barring device with

reversible motor

Barring device,
disengaged

Clutch engagement
mechanism

MAAG Gear A/S production of high-quality gear units is certified to DS/EN ISO 9001.

www.flsmidth.com
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USA

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DENMARK

F.L.Smidth Inc.
2040 Avenue C
Bethlehem, PA 18017-2188
Tel: +1 610-264-6011
Tel: +1 800-523-9482
Fax: +1 610-264-6170
E-mail: info@flsmidth.com

Fuller India Limited

Capital Towers
180, Kodambakkam High Road
Nungambakkam
Chennai 600 034
Tel: +91 44-827-6030/8228623
Fax: +91 44-827-9393
E-mail: fil@fullerindia.co.in

F.L.Smidth A/S
Vigerslev All 77
DK-2500 Valby
Copenhagen
Tel: +45 36 18 10 00
Fax: +45 36 30 18 20
E-mail: info@flsmidth.com

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Data in this brochure is intended for preliminary project planning only. Manufacturer reserves the right to modify equipment details and/or specifications without notice.