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Brent Bissoon
Particle Technology, Assignment 1

Size range (m) Volume Volume Average

fraction, fraction, particle mixi mi/xi2 mi/xi3
a,b % mi size, xi
Min Max
4.96 6.25 0.2 0.002 5.605 0.01121 6.36618E-005 0.000011358
6.25 7.87 1.4 0.014 7.06 0.09884 0.0002808786 3.9785E-005
7.87 9.92 6.8 0.068 8.895 0.60486 0.0008594429 9.6621E-005
9.92 12.5 18.8 0.188 11.21 2.10748 0.0014960518 0.000133457
12.5 15.75 29.3 0.293 14.125 4.138625 0.0014685567 0.000103969
15.75 19.84 26 0.26 17.795 4.6267 0.0008210647 4.6140E-005
19.84 25 13.1 0.131 22.42 2.93702 0.0002606154 1.1624E-005
25 31.5 3.8 0.038 28.25 1.0735 4.76153E-005 1.6855E-006
31.5 39.69 0.6 0.006 35.595 0.21357 4.73558E-006 0.000000133

Mass mean diameter 15.81181

Number mean diameter 11.92212

b Using the Gaudin-Schuhmann function to find the absolute size constant and the uniformity index

Size range (m) Volume Volume Average

fraction, fraction, particle R(x) P(x) % ln(P(x)) ln(x)
% mi size, xi
Min Max
4.96 6.25 0.2 0.002 5.605 100 0 Err:502 1.723659
6.25 7.87 1.4 0.014 7.06 99.8 0.2 -6.2146081 1.954445
7.87 9.92 6.8 0.068 8.895 98.4 1.6 -4.13516656 2.185489
9.92 12.5 18.8 0.188 11.21 91.6 8.4 -2.47693848 2.416806
12.5 15.75 29.3 0.293 14.125 72.8 27.2 -1.30195321 2.647946
15.75 19.84 26 0.26 17.795 43.5 56.5 -0.57092955 2.878918
19.84 25 13.1 0.131 22.42 17.5 82.5 -0.19237189 3.109953
25 31.5 3.8 0.038 28.25 4.4 95.6 -0.04499737 3.341093
31.5 39.69 0.6 0.006 35.595 0.6 99.4 -0.00601807 3.572205
>>OR

Graph showing Gaudin-Schuhmann plot of ln(P(x)) versus ln(x) P(x) %

0
1.8f(x) = 4.2371799944x
2 2.2 2.4 2.6
- 12.954772694 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 100
-1

-2

-3 10
ln(P(x))
-4

-5

-6 1
1 10 100
-7

ln(x)
0.1

Eqn of line y=4.2372x - 12.955

log(P(x))=nlog(x)-nlog(k)

n 4.2372
.-nlnk -12.955
lnk 3.0574436
k 21.273105

c Size range (m) Average

particle P(x)
Min Max
size, xi
4.96 6.25 5.605 0
6.25 7.87 7.06 0.2
7.87 9.92 8.895 1.6
9.92 12.5 11.21 8.4
12.5 15.75 14.125 27.2
15.75 19.84 17.795 56.5
19.84 25 22.42 82.5
25 31.5 28.25 95.6
31.5 39.69 35.595 99.4

Graph of Cumulative percent passing versus average particle size

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Arithmetic mean diameter,mm

D(10) 11.5
D(50) 17
D(90) 25

Assumptions 1. Particles are opaque

2. Particles are spherical in shape
3. The size range and mass fraction displays an expoential relationship