Ball Mill Critical Speed 19/06/2015 A Ball Mill Critical Speed The Formula derivation ends up as follow: Critical Speed is: N c =766(D 05) where: N c is the critical speed,in revolutions per minute, D is the mill effective inside diameter, in feet Example: a mill measuring 11'0" diameter inside of new shell liners operates at 173 rpm Critical speed is CS = 7663 / 11^05 = 231 rpm Ball and