Question: A screen analysis for a sample of glauber's salt from a commercial crystallizer is as follows, where the crystals can be assumed to have a

A screen analysis for a sample of glauber's salt from a commercial crystallizer is as follows, where the crystals can be assumed to have a uniform sphericity and volume shape factor.


Mass Retained, gm U.S. Screen 14 0.0 0.9 16 25.4 18 111.2 20 113.9 25 225.9 30 35 171.7 40 116.5 45 55.1 31.5 50 60 8.7

Use a spreadsheet to determine in microns:

(a) A plot of the differential analysis

(b) A plot of the cumulative oversize analysis

(c) A plot of the cumulative undersize analysis

(d) The surface-mean diameter

(e) The mass-mean diameter

(f) The arithmetic-mean diameter

(g) The volume-meandiameter

Mass Retained, gm U.S. Screen 14 0.0 0.9 16 25.4 18 111.2 20 113.9 25 225.9 30 35 171.7 40 116.5 45 55.1 31.5 50 60 8.7 10.5 70 80 4.4 875.7

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