Reduction of Fragment Size from Mining to Mineral …
A higher specific charge, 0.99 vs. 0.72 kg/m 3, (+ 38%) gave both a markedly finer median fragmentation, 120 vs. 160 mm (-25%), a faster bucket filling time, 25 vs. 35 …
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Impact of aggregate quarrying and crushing on socio …
The present study focused on environmental impact assessment (EIA) due to aggregate quarrying and crushing activities at four selected mining/crusher clusters in the middle catchment of Dwarka river basin of Eastern India. EIA is done both spatially and cluster wise considering the impacts of 10 number of influencing factors on 12 number of …
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The effect of rock crusher and rock type on the aggregate …
Diógenes et al. [5] studied two rock types, biotitic gneiss, and monzogranite, from three quarries in the USA with the different stages crushing process, jaw, and CC separately and combinations. They reported that during the first stage of crushing, the coarse aggregates produced with JC have a better angularity and sphericity [5].
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Mechanical gallstone lithotripsy in the common bile duct--in …
After performing stone crushing in the common bile ducts of 3 corpses, the prepared ducts were not leaky and no damage to the tissue was observed. In 8 patients 10 common bile duct stones were crushed without complications. Mechanical gallstone lithotripsy has proved to be a safe procedure. With its aid the removal of small stones by endoscopic ...
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RESEARCH ARTICLES Impact of blast design …
Crushed stone aggregates are indispensable construc-tion material which is produced by crushing of raw stone boulders raised from stone quarries through the process of drilling and blasting. Proper size of bould-ers fed to the crusher is important to eliminate …
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Evaluation of blast efficiency in aggregate quarries: …
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Assessment of the effect of blasthole design …
WebSecondary crushing is usually performed using a hydraulic breaker to reduce the sizes of boulders so they can fit into the jaw of the primary crusher without …
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ITP Mining: Mine-to-Mill Optimization
fragmentation appears in line with image analysis results obtained in the field. These models were used to investigate a range of new blast design recommendations aiming to reduce the amount of +150 mm, Plant Sampling at Luck Stone's Bealeton Quarry especially oversize, while not increasing the percent crusher run (-38 mm) significantly.
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Biliary and pancreatic lithotripsy devices
Background. Lithotripsy is a procedure for the destruction or fragmentation of stones to facilitate their removal or passage from the biliary or pancreatic ducts. Lithotripsy may be performed by intracorporeal approaches using mechanical, electrohydraulic, or laser devices at the time of endoscopic (via ERCP) or percutaneous …
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Use Lithotripsy Codes for Laser Ablation
The indwelling stent is not bundled with the lithotripsy. For bladder stones treated by laser ablation or lithotripsy, use 52317 ( Litholapaxy: crushing or fragmentation of calculus by any means in bladder and removal of fragments; simple or small [less than 2.5 cm]) and 52318 (... complicated or large [over 2.5 cm]) with 594.1 ( Other calculus ...
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Rock Fragmentation Evaluation towards Blast-To-Mill …
The blast-to-mill concept of fragmentation is the total appreciation of ensuring the achievement of optimal benefits from in-situ rock blasting on surface mining …
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Endoscopic management of difficult common bile duct stones
CBD stones up to 1.5 cm in diameter can be extracted intact after endoscopic sphincterotomy. The rate of successful retrieval progressively declines with increasing size of the stone. Larger stones especially those with a diameter ≥ 2cm may need fragmentation before removal to reduce the risk of stone impaction.
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bladder stone extraction w/urethrotomy cpt code help …
stones appeared to be adherent to the bladder neck, which were dislodged and crushed with a crusher. ... As per my reserch the answer will be CPT 52317 ( ie Litholapxy crushing or fragmentation of calculus by any means in bladder and removal of fragmanrs. simple or small ) because as per medical notes physician crushed stones …
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Created by. Reina51. Definition: Breaking solid matter in a body part into pieces Explanation: The physical force applied directly or indirectly is used to break the solid matter into pieces. The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body. The pieces of solid matter are not taken out.
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(PDF) Wear and Fragmentation Resistance of Mineral
fragmentation on the one hand and the aggregate crushing value and aggregate impact value on the other hand [ 8, 87 ]. The geometric dimensions of aggregates are also important for their strength ...
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Fragmentation of brittle material by shock wave lithotripsy …
Many fragmentation experiments are based on the overall efficiency of multiple shock waves in crushing kidney stones or artificial model stones utilizing small baskets or latex pouches. Due to the high dynamic nature of the fragmentation process, in vitro and in vivo, a detailed action of a single shock wave on a particular stone target is ...
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Wear and Fragmentation Resistance of Mineral Aggregates—A Review …
1. Introduction. Mineral aggregates are among the most important raw materials mined worldwide and also among the materials most frequently used in civil engineering [1,2,3,4,5].Adomako et al. [] observe that crushed stones account for nearly 50% of aggregate production in Europe.Although the production of granular rock …
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Ultrasonic Lithotripsy
Ultrasonic lithotripsy is based on the stone's fragmentation by the energy provided by the high-frequency vibration of a rigid metallic transducer. This type of lithotripsy requires performing a ureteral dilation in order to allow the use of rigid ureteroscopes. For fragmentation, the tip of the metallic transducer must be in direct contact ...
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Holmium Laser Lithotripsy: In-Vitro Investigation of …
This process is called 'stone dusting'. With the change in laser settings (pulse energy, pulse duration, repetition rate), stone fragmentation, stone crushing time and stone propulsion distance are significantly affected. Different experimental systems have been used to compare different laser systems and laser parameters [3-5]. Such ...
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Comparison of three different endoscopic techniques in …
Surgical treatment of vesical calculi has evolved over years from "blind" insertion of crushing forceps into the bladder to open surgical removal or extracorporeal fragmentation. ... with its aspiration for the stone fragmentation and retrieval. In this study, in group 1, 24F nephroscope (without sheath) was used to fragment the stone.
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Minerals | Free Full-Text | An Evaluation on the …
Crushing: Rock fragmentation in the first stage was calculated based on the feed for the primary gyratory crusher, with d 80 range of the feed equal to 1524–2260 mm . There are multiple …
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Fragmentation of Stones by Burst Wave Lithotripsy in the …
Results: Overall, median stone comminution was 90% (IQR 20, 100) of stone volume with 21 of 23 (91%) stones fragmented. Complete fragmentation (all fragments ≤2 mm) within 10 minutes of BWL occurred in 9 of 23 stones (39%). Of the 6 least comminuted stones, likely causative factors for decreased effectiveness included stones that were …
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Reduction of Fragment Size from Mining to Mineral …
2.1 Energy. Rock drilling, blasting, and comminution (crushing and grinding) consume a vast amount of energy in hard rock mines. As mentioned in Sect. 1, statistics from hard rock mines indicates that drilling and blasting consumes 2% and comminution does 53% of the total energy input in the whole production chain from mining to mineral …
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First human study using sound waves to break up kidney stones …
Kidney stones are a very common condition, affecting 1 in 10 Americans at a cost of $10 billion per year. ... Fragmentation of Stones by Burst Wave Lithotripsy in the First 19 Humans, Journal of ...
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(PDF) Reduction of Fragment Size from Mining to Mineral
Furthermore, the feasibility of achieving an optimum fragmentation (satisfed by a minimum cost from drilling-blasting to crushing-grinding, maximum ore recovery ratio, high productivity, and ...
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Dust emission from crushing of hard rock aggregates
All processes of aggregate production are potential sources of dust emission. Dust constitutes a major environmental concern in many quarries, with crushing suggested as the most significant source of it ( Bada et al., 2013; Petavratzi et al., 2005; Sairanen et al., 2018 ). Dust from drilling has been previously examined in two natural stone ...
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Rock Fragmentation Size Distribution Prediction and …
Rock fragmentation size distribution is often used as an important index to account for the blasting effect because it directly affects the subsequent loading, transportation, and secondary crushing. Due to the mismatching of explosive and rock wave impedance, high boulder yield often occurs which affects the blasting effect. In this …
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Calculi Coding: Capture Full Pay for Multiple Fragmentations
If the bladder stone is larger than 2.5 centimeters – or there were multiple stones requiring fragmentation – you should report 52318 first for the cystoscopy and the lithotripsy of the bladder stone (s), and then 52353 second for the fragmentation of the ureteral stone. You'll append modifier 59 to 52318 to break the CCI bundle.
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Assessment of the effect of blasthole design parameters on …
Crushed stone is the most important raw material for concrete and asphalt production. As a high-volume low-unit-value industry, the crushed stone production sector is highly competitive which implies the necessity to optimise the costs of all of its production operations, i.e. drilling and blasting, secondary breaking, loading, hauling and crushing. …
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Choosing Between 52317 and 52318 : You Be the Coder
Answer: The correct code choice is based on the size of the stone the urologist treated. Check for the stone's size in the operative report, and then choose either 52317 ( Litholapaxy: crushing or fragmentation of calculus by any means in bladder and removal of fragments; simple or small [less than 2.5 cm]) or 52318 ( … complicated or …
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Choose Between 2 Litholapaxy Codes : Reader Questions
On the other hand, for complicated or large calculus over 2.5 cm, you should report 52318. For fragmentation of multiple bladder calculi of any sizes in one sitting, report 52318. Litholapaxy defined: Litholapaxy is a technique of crushing a stone and washing out the fragments of stone.
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