Crusher - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Crushing is usually a dry process and carried out on ROM ore in succession of two or three stages, namely, by (1) primary, (2) secondary, and (3) tertiary crushers. 13.3.1.1 Primary Crusher . Primary crushers are heavy-duty rugged machines used to crush ROM ore of (−) 1.5 m size. These large-sized ores are reduced at the primary crushing stage for an output product dimension of 10–20 cm