The invention relates to an
electrode arrangement for an electrodynamic fragmentation
plant having a passage opening (1) for fragmentation material (3) and having several
electrode pairs (4a, 5a; 4a, 5b; 4b, 5c; 4b, 5d; 4c, 5e; 4c, 5f; 4d, 5g; 4d, 5h) by means of which, by charging the electrodes (4a-4d, 5a-5h) thereof with high-
voltage pulses, in each case high-
voltage discharges can be generated within the passage opening (1), for fragmentation of the fragmentation material (3). The passage opening (1) is formed in such a way and the electrodes (4a-4d, 5a-5h) of the
electrode pairs are arranged therein in such a way that for each
electrode pair (4a, 5a; 4a, 5b; 4b, 5c; 4b, 5d; 4c, 5e; 4c, 5f; 4d, 5g; 4d, 5h) in the area of a shortest connecting line (L) between the electrodes of the respective
electrode pair, a ball (K) can pass through the passage opening (1), the
diameter of which is bigger than the length of this respective shortest connecting line (L).With such an electrode arrangement it is possible to carry out an electrodynamic fragmentation of fragmenatation material in an economical manner with comparatively small high-
voltage pulses. This also results in the possibility of expanding the realizable target value range of existing plants considerably in the direction of larger target values by
retrofitting such plants with the electrode arrangement according to the invention.